HISTORY The Shah Alam Gallery was established under the administration of Yayasan Seni Selangor Darul Ehsan on 26 January 1991 and was inaugurated by His Majesty Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj on 6 July 1991. Yayasan Seni Selangor Darul Ehsan was inspired by His Majesty Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj when he became His Royal Highness the Raja Muda of Selangor where he himself was one who loved and loved art so deeply. . To realize the inspiration, a discussion between His Royal Highness the Raja Muda of Selangor, YM Raja Zahabuddin Raja Yaacob (Prof. Dato), Syed Ahmad Jamal (Datuk), Tuan Haji Mohd Musa Ideris and the skilled Encik Kassim Ali (Dato (Dr) and experts in the fields of art and design, museums and legislation were held and together helped plan the inspiration of His Majesty the Raja Muda of Selangor, in formulating the outline of the function and establishment of the Shah Alam Gallery under the auspices of Yayasan Seni Selangor Darul Ehsan.
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In the history of its origin, the traditional Malay shaped building was built for the Office of Culture and Tourism of the State of Selangor and was designed by Mrs. Maimuna Deraman in the early 1980s. Shah Alam City Council has later carried out renovations to this building with the aim of facilitating the carrying out of the Shah Alam Gallery art activities. In addition to the design of the building features, the sculptures and traditional Malay design is consistent with the objectives of Shah Alam Gallery. Thus, it is in line with the efforts that will lead to high awareness, understanding and appreciation of the arts in integrating the plural society in the state of Selangor to popularize the visual and liberal arts of the country. Shah Alam Gallery as an arts center and tourist destination in the Klang Valley is located in the heart of Shah Alam city center. The building is beautiful with design refinement of traditional Malay architecture surrounded by lakes and parks add to the beauty of the 'art' in addition to a safe and comfortable atmosphere that can attract people to visit Shah Alam Gallery
Centre : His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Sultan Of Selangor. (Chairman of Galeri Shah Alam) Sit from right of Sultan : Prof. Raja Dato’ Zahabuddin Raja Yaacob (Board of Trustee) Ibrahim Bujal (retire), Iszuan Ismail, Khairulsani Ismail, Noor Mohd Ariff Hashim, and M.Hilmi Abd. Halim. Sit from left of Sultan : Siti Nurani Adenan, Ratna Astuti, Nur Syafiqah Zainal, Shafinaz Ismail and Kamariah Mohammad.
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