Shah Alam, Selangor
Galeri Shah Alam is Selangor's state visual arts gallery, established on 26 January 1991 under Yayasan Seni Selangor Darul Ehsan and officially inaugurated by Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah on 6 July 1991. The foundation and gallery were inspired by the then Raja Muda of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, a devoted patron of painting who worked with visual arts and design experts to plan it. The building itself was designed by architect Puan Maimunah Deraman in the early 1980s for Selangor's Department of Culture and Tourism, and was later adapted by the Shah Alam Municipal Council for the gallery's art programmes, its traditional Malay architecture sitting beside Shah Alam's lake gardens. Closed briefly for renovation in early 1999, the gallery has spent more than three decades building a permanent collection of Malaysian and international visual art and hosting its long-running Open Exhibition (PTGSA).
Early 1980s
The building that would later house Galeri Shah Alam is designed by architect Puan Maimunah Deraman for Selangor's Department of Culture and Tourism, in traditional Malay architectural style.
26 January 1991
Yayasan Seni Selangor Darul Ehsan establishes Galeri Shah Alam, inspired by the then Raja Muda of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, a keen collector and patron of painting who helped plan it with visual arts and design experts.
6 July 1991
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah officially inaugurates the gallery.
Early 1999
The gallery closes temporarily for renovation and modification works.
Today
More than three decades on, the gallery holds a permanent collection of Malaysian and international visual art and continues its long-running Open Exhibition, Pameran Terbuka Galeri Shah Alam (PTGSA).
Traditional Malay architecture
The building was designed in the early 1980s by architect Puan Maimunah Deraman, its traditional Malay forms later adapted from a government cultural office into an art gallery.
Royal patronage
The gallery was founded at the inspiration of the then Raja Muda of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, a noted collector and lover of painting who is now the reigning Sultan of Selangor.
Permanent visual art collection
The gallery holds paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photography and textiles by Malaysian and international artists, acquired since its 1991 founding.
Open Exhibition (PTGSA)
Pameran Terbuka Galeri Shah Alam is the gallery's long-running open-submission exhibition, showcasing the creativity and diversity of local artists across mediums continuously since 1991.
Lakeside civic setting
The gallery sits beside Shah Alam's lake gardens within the city's Seksyen 14 civic core, in the same precinct as the mosque and state museum.
The then Raja Muda of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, a devoted patron of painting, worked with visual arts and design experts to plan the gallery before it opened in 1991. He is now the reigning Sultan of Selangor.
Architect Puan Maimunah Deraman designed it in the early 1980s for Selangor's Department of Culture and Tourism. The Shah Alam Municipal Council later adapted it into an art gallery.
No. The building originally served Selangor's Department of Culture and Tourism in the early 1980s before it was converted into a dedicated art gallery ahead of its 1991 opening.
Pameran Terbuka Galeri Shah Alam is the gallery's long-running open-submission exhibition, showcasing the creativity and diversity of local artists across mediums continuously since the gallery's founding in 1991.
Yes. It closed temporarily in early 1999 for modification and renovation works before reopening to continue its exhibition programme.
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