Batik Painting Museum Penang

The museum is on a busy tourist street. It has 3 floors areas to showcase batik painting works dated from 1960s to 2020s. There are traditional works as well as experimental and abstract expressions. I am very impressed of the range of collections and hope more people will visit the place.

We loved visiting this museum! It gives you an insight about the batik connections in the region and work displayed are not just beautiful but represents the times back then and the hard work of the artists. We had done a batik workshop and thus admiring this craft is much needed !

Whilst humble and well hidden, you know if you’re visiting George Town that you will walk by it - go in, it doesn’t cost much, yet you will learn plenty about the beautiful tradition of Batik, a short film (don’t mind the quality, it is old but very interesting) will explain the lengthy and complex process. Once you know, your appreciation for this fine work that only patience can truly overcome is on another level - support the arts and craft, Batik is part of the culture and the ancient ways of it are most impressive, and the actual paintings inside are incredible

An excellent gallery of a very talented batik painter. I really think that each tourist needs to visit it as it is one of the best arts I've seen ever.

Really great museum - I was brought here by my girlfriend but actually found it really interesting too. Very friendly guide welcomed us in and showed us a short and actually useful video (unlike many of these museum videos) about how Batik was made, and specifically a piece in their collection. There's then three floors of various Batik designs from Malaysia with a small international section on floor three at the back. Definitely worth the trip to understand more about this art form and appreciate various artists' utilisation.

We had a wonderful time admiring the batik paintings inside the museum. We were warmly welcomed by the kind staff who explained the batik concept and displayed a short video showcasing the batik process. The museum provides great insight into Malaysian and Asian art culture and tradition. Definitely recommend a visit.

Really cool musuem. Takes around 45 minutes to enjoy. Was peaceful and quiet despite being on a busy street. Never really heard of batik painting until yesterday but it might be one of my favorite formats of art now.

Impressive small museum if you want to learn about something new. The man working there was really good taking time to explain the techniques to us. There are 3 floors and it costs 10RM per person. The variety is nice and we enjoyed the ones using the technique which gives a look of being cracked. I knew nothing about Batik art and pleased I widened my horizons