[1] The building was purchased in 2010 and underwent a three-year renovation before it was opened on 1 October 2013.

[citation needed] The museum is located in a three-story Straits eclectic-style shop house with a total area of 650 m2.

[3] The Museum showcases the earliest batik paintings done in the 1950s by the 'Father of Batik Painting' Chuah Thean Teng in Penang and the subsequent works by other Malaysian artists.

Visitors will be able to view an excellent collection of magnificent batik paintings not to be seen anywhere else.

This is definitely the only batik painting museum in Malaysia, and possibly in the world.