THE GALLERY / PENANG, REIMAGINED
History isn’t
behind glass.
You’re inside it.
Old streets. Familiar faces. Stories worth stepping into.
A journey through three storeys of Penang’s past.
AN ISLAND’S MANY CHAPTERSTHREE STOREYS.
ONE EXTRAORDINARY PENANG.槟 城 往 事
MORE THAN A WALK THROUGH TIME
A city remembered.
A world to wander.
Step into a kampung home. Pause at a street stall. Meet the people behind the portraits. Here, the little details open the door to bigger stories.
CHOOSE A FLOOR. FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY.
The lives that
shaped an island.
From a kampung courtyard to the turning points of wartime. Discover the people, homes and histories behind Penang.
PEOPLE · KAMPUNG · WAR & INDEPENDENCE
Traditional Malay House
A thatched roof, a familiar courtyard and the small details of a traditional Malay home.
A STREET CORNER. A WHOLE OTHER TIME.LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER
The everyday.
The unforgettable.
The shop signs you almost recognise. The wooden clogs by the doorway. The hawker with his carrying baskets. Sometimes, the smallest things take you the furthest.
THERE’S A STORY AROUND EVERY CORNER
Where will you
find yourself?
Choose a scene.
See where the story takes you.
THE SCREEN IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Come for the history.
Leave with a story.
95, Bishop Street · George Town, Penang
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