Macau Gallery Melaka

Macau Gallery Melaka^[a] (Malay: Galeri Macau Melaka; Chinese: 馬六甲澳門展館) was a gallery set up by the Government of Malacca in collaboration with the Government of Macau to promote and exhibit the culture and arts of Macau.^[1] It occupied the building which has a total built up area of 3,000 m² and is made up of Straits-themed tiles and Siamese architecture, initially built as a British colonial government office before World War II.^[2][3]

Macau Gallery Melaka

Galeri Macao Melaka 馬六甲澳門展館
Established	26 June 2012
Location	No. 6, Bukit Peringgit, Malacca, Malaysia
Owner	Macao Government Tourist Office
Website	www.macaugallery.com.my

Macau Gallery Melaka
Traditional Chinese	馬六甲澳門展館
Simplified Chinese	马六甲澳门展馆
Jyutping	maa5 luk6 gaap3 ou3 mun4 zin2 gun2
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎliùjiǎ Àomén Zhǎnguǎn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping maa5 luk6 gaap3 ou3 mun4 zin2 gun2

Macau Gallery Melaka exhibition hall

History

Both Malacca and Macau had been part of the Portuguese Empire.

Macau Gallery was first proposed by the Government of Malacca led by Mohd Ali Rustam, when the Chief Executive of Macau Edmund Ho paid an official visit to the state in 2007. After both governments agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the management of the heritage building in 2009,^[4][5] the building was then renovated and converted into the gallery today, which was opened on 26 June 2012.^[6][7] The gallery was divided into four exhibition zones, which are: Macau Events, Macau World Heritage, Maritime Routes and "Origins and Culture". As of today, the gallery was shut down and converted into state government office.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Malacca
• China–Malaysia relations

Notes

1. Gallery uses the Malay language spelling of the state's name, as opposed to the more traditional English language spelling of its name, "Malacca"