Made In Penang Diorama Gallery

The Diorama Gallery occupies the ground floor of the Made In Penang Interactive Museum. At the opening of the museum, it showcases seven beautiful dioramas that depict the lifestyle and traditional trades in Penang, particularly of the foregone era.

The dioramas are the work of Khoo Chooi Hooi, best known for being one of the main sculptors who created the Dioramas of Penang Scenes some nine years before. As soon as I saw these dioramas, I recognize the style. With that, I began tracking down Mr Khoo, and was fortunate to have a chance to meet up with him.

Here I am with Mr Khoo Chooi Hooi (right) (2 November 2013)

The Penang-born Khoo has worked on creating sculptures for many major theme parks including Universal Studios, where he worked on the Shrek and Madagascar exhibits. The Made In Penang dioramas are his second major works after the Dioramas of Penang Scenes.

Listed below are all the dioramas that Mr Khoo has created for the museum.