A former prime ministerial home now preserves the rooms and objects of public life. At Galeria Sri Perdana, the domestic scale of the residence sits beside records of national leadership, turning an official address into an archive visitors can walk through.
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This residence was designed to be lived in, and that domestic scale is the key to reading Galeria Sri Perdana. The building, originally called Sri Timah, became the official residence of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his family from 1983 until 1999.
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- Sri Perdana was the official residence of Mahathir Mohamad from 1983 to 1999.
- The property was originally known as Sri Timah.
- The National Archives reports a collection of more than 3,500 items.
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