TM's charitable trust seeks partners for Muzium Telekom transformation plan

TM's foundation arm, Yayasan TM (YTM), has issued an RFP seeking multiple partner organisations to be part of the Muzium Telekom Kuala Lumpur Transformation Plan 2022 - 2024. YTM wants to turn the 94-year-old heritage building into an engaging public space for education, entertainment, and monetisation opportunities. As such, it is seeking proposals from firms/consortiums or interested qualified parties with experience in the museums/galleries/arts and culture/tourism or related experience industries to be the museum operator for Muzium Telekom Kuala Lumpur and Telegraph Museum Taiping; and to implement The Muzium Telekom Transformation Plan 2022-2024.

By 2024, YTM hopes to complete the new museum experience built on the theme of "Art & Technology: Future Forward", providing access to a variety of experiences that educate, inspire and engage the public with telecommunication technologies and innovations. The new Muzium Telekom will include completely reimagined spaces, including its National Telecommunication Gallery, Digital Art Gallery, Museum Black Box Theatre, Museum Cafe and Restaurant, Kids Discovery, Thematic Exhibition Rooms, and many more.

Izlyn Ramli, director of YTM, said as the economy has opened up, public spaces and museums are seeing an increasing number of visitors looking for iconic venues and engaging activities. According to her, Muzium Telekom's differentiation is through the marriage of technology and arts, where digitalisation plays a significant role, in line with the TM Group vision as a human-centred tech company and the enabler of Digital Malaysia.

Muzium Telekom launched in 1994 and has been showcasing the history and evolution of telecommunications in Malaysia. In 2018, YTM launched the Telegraph Museum, Taiping which features the history of the country's telegraph communications system including its maiden breakthrough in Taiping and how technology has contributed to the development of the nation.

Alongside the RFP for the appointment of a museum operator is an RFP for an F&B operator at Muzium Telekom KL. The scope covers F&B outlets' concept (inclusive of design and build), compliance to heritage budiling guidelines, F&B business model and operations.

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