Glass Museum Penang

Glass Museum Penang
© Glass Museum Penang

The Glass Museum Penang (GPS: 5.448282, 100.302188) is a private specialty museum. It was previously located along Mount Erskine Road, but has since moved to Burmah Road. Formerly located along Kelawei Road, it relocated to Mount Erskine in September, 2009. It was officially opened on 8 October 2011 by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. The museum-cum-store-outlet is run by i-box Design Sdn Bhd, a company specializing in decorative glasswork.

Glass Museum Penang
© Glass Museum Penang

At the Glass Museum Penang, visitors get to admire different techniques in creating glass ornamentation including fused glass, sandblasted glass, stained glass and glass overlaying. Examples of usage of glass are also showcased, among them for signages, window panels, light fixtures, objets d'art and souvenir items such as fridge magnets and paper weights.

The Glass Museum Penang has the longest glass artwork in Malaysia, as certified by the Malaysia Book of Records. The artwork, carrying the 1Malaysia theme, measures 40 feet in length and 4.5 ft in height.

Glass Museum Penang
© Glass Museum Penang

Visiting the Glass Museum Penang

Glass Museum Penang
6 Jalan Burma
10050 Penang.
Phone: +60-4-251 9880

Entrance Fee
Adults: RM15
Kids and senior citizen: RM7

Business Hour:
Mondays to Fridays: 9.30am - 6.00pm
Saturdays: 9.30am - 5.00pm
Sundays & Public Holidays: Closed

Archive on the Glass Museum Penang

The Glass Museum Penang has had its locations at Mount Erskine Road and Armenian Street before relocating to Burmah Road.

Armenian Street Location

Glass Museum Penang (26 October 2011)


Glass art at the Glass Museum Penang (26 October 2011)


Showcase of glass panels (26 October 2011)


Gallery with the longest glass artwork (26 October 2011)


Mount Erskine Location (now relocated)
80-O, Mount Erskine Road
Tanjong Tokong
10470 Penang
Phone: +60-4-899 1080

i-Box Glass Museum Penang, Armenian Street (1 June 2013)


Completed Lion Dance mural (10 August 2013)
IBox Glass Museum Penang Armenian Street (7 June 2013)


Head of the Lion, mural in progress at I-Box Glass Museum Penang (9 June 2013)

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