APTCCARN7 — 2026 Program

7-9 December 2026 in Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh + 1 day option 10 December Lenggong. Across 5 sites at the National Art Gallery Malaysia, Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, PORT (People of Remarkable Talent), National Art Gallery Ipoh.

Each day will start at 9am.

Keynote presentations will be running through the 3 days, including:

  • Amerrudin Ahamad (Director General, National Art Gallery Malaysia)

  • Annissa Maulina Gultom (Director, National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab, Emirates, Board Member, ICOM-INTERCOM)

  • Tarlen Handayani (Founder & Organizer The Collective Learning of Conservation, Indonesia)

  • Sutinee Girdthep (Associate Professor, Center of Excellence for Color, Coating & Material for Art Conservation, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Thailand)

Day 1, December 7, National Art Gallery Malaysia and IAMM, Kuala Lumpur

Day 2, December 8, National Art Gallery Malaysia, transfer for Kuala Lumpur to IPOH, PORT (People of Remarkable Talent)

Day 3, December 9, IPOH: National Art Gallery Ipoh, transfer to IPOH to Kuala Lumpur

Optional +1 Day, Lenggong, December 10

Accommodation and Transfer information

Participants will need to book accommodation in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday 6 and Monday 7 December, IPOH on Tuesday 8 December, and will return to Kuala Lumpur on the evening of Wednesday 9 December. Drop of point KL Sentral Station.

Participants who will join Day 4, will also need to book accommodation in IPOH on Wednesday 9 December and will return to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday 10 December. Drop of point KL Sentral Station.

During APTCCARN7 from 7-9 December, all transfers between venues are organised by APTCCARN. Pick up and drop off points will be from the venues.

From Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA Terminal 1 and Terminal 2) to the city center at KL Sentral, take the KLIA Ekspres. It takes 28 minutes.

From KL Sentral, you can take a GRAB taxi or public transport LRT, MRT, Monorail. Download the ap prior to arrival.

Other logistics and accommodation options.