SHAH ALAM, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government has acquired an old building from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in Section 14 here, which will be turned into the new Shah Alam art gallery.
Selangor Housing and Culture Committee chairman Borhan Aman Shah said the new gallery is expected to be operational in two years and is estimated to cost about RM30 million.
He said the state government purchased the building for RM38 million and is obtaining concept drawings from the Public Works Department.
“We will renovate the building. The good thing is, there is already a vault in the building, and we (the state government) have sought His Highness’s (Selangor Sultan, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah) consent to keep high-value paintings there,” he told reporters after launching the Shah Alam Gallery Open Exhibition 2024 here, today.
The old Shah Alam Gallery, operational for 33 years, is located on Persiaran Tasik in Section 14.
Meanwhile, Borhan said about 5,000 visitors are expected to visit the open exhibition that features 52 artworks in various themes from today until Feb 29.
In another development, Borhan said every Thursday, a total of 28,000 Selangor government civil servants will wear the Selangor batik with the Spanish cherry (bunga tanjung) motif with nine petals, the official state flower, adding that it will be extended to the employees of state government-linked companies in stages.
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