Kuala Lumpur to host the 1001 inventions exhibition next February

Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur is to host the '1001 Inventions exhibition' next February. The event is a leading and award-winning international science and cultural heritage brand reaching over 50 million people around the world. The '1001 Inventions exhibition' uncovers a thousand years of scientific and cultural achievements from Muslim Civilisation from the 7th century onwards, and how those contributions helped create the foundations of our modern world. Through its award-winning educational programmes, books, block-buster exhibitions, live shows, films and learning products, 1001 Inventions showcases the contributions of inspirational men and women of different faiths and cultures in a civilisation that spread from Spain to China. 1001 Inventions, in partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, have produced a world-class range of exciting and engaging educational experiences, productions, products and resources that are all extensively researched by academics and designed industry experts. The 1001 Inventions exhibition completed its record-breaking residency at London’s Science Museum with 400,000 visitors in the first half of 2010, followed by a blockbuster residency at the iconic and historic Sultan Ahmed Square in Istanbul with a further 400,000 visitors over a seven-week period. The exhibition then opened at the New York Hall of Science in December 2010, welcoming an additional 250,000 during its five-month US premiere. More than 500,000 people visited 1001 Inventions at the California Science Center in Los Angeles between May 2011 and March 2012. The next host for the US tour was the National Geographic Museum, in Washington, DC, from August 2012 to February 2013. The exhibition then enjoyed it Scandinavian premiere at the V?rmlands Museum in Karlstad, Sweden, in August 2013 for a five-month residency, with a dual language Swedish-English edition on display. A bilingual Arabic-English version of the 1001 Inventions exhibition was launched in November 2011 in Abu Dhabi for a five-week residency as part of the unaugural Abu Dhabi Science Festival.