Penang State Gallery

Penang State Gallery (9 November 2017)


Penang State Gallery is a gallery that showcases all of Penang's state icons - its landmarks, culture and culinary heritage. It is located on Level 3 of The TOP, at Komtar, Penang, and is located right behind Market Food Street.

Anything that makes Penang proud is represented here. The gallery is presented section by section, beginning with a three-dimensional map of Penang State. Next, is the three-dimensional mock-up of George Town, with the surrounding walls showing the date of completion for some of its most iconic buildings.

The Penang Bridge, once the longest bridge in the country, and home to the Penang International Bridge Marathon, gets pride of place with a giant mock up, complete with thousands of minute runners.

Penang is often regarded as Malaysia's food destination, and this is showcased in the one section, alongside the items associated with its Baba Nyonya culture. There is also a diorama of a George Town townhouse, as it appears in the present day.

Let me show you the gallery in pictures here.

Taking my wife for a ride, at the Penang State Gallery (9 November 2017)


Entrance to the Penang State Gallery (9 November 2017)


Three-dimensional mock-up of Penang State. (9 November 2017)


The Penang Mainland, viewed from north to south. (9 November 2017)


George Town, a city of lights. (9 November 2017)


The Penang City Hall, home of the Penang Island City Council. (9 November 2017)


Mock-up of Komtar. (9 November 2017)


The Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower, the Kapitan Keling Mosque (in its earlier form) and the St. George Anglican Church. (9 November 2017)


Penang festivals. (9 November 2017)


Musical troupe. (9 November 2017)


Costumes of the Baba Nyonya community. (9 November 2017)


Phoenix collar of the Peranakan wedding gown. (9 November 2017)


The Kamcheng. (9 November 2017)


Art mimicking truth: Penang townhouse converted into a restaurant. (9 November 2017)


The shophouse kopitiam. (9 November 2017)


Coffee shop food counter. (9 November 2017)


Family dining room. (9 November 2017)


Windows of Penang buildings in art form. (9 November 2017)