The museum includes exhibits from the history of the Royal Malaysia Police since its origins under British colonial rule until the 1970s.

The Royal Malaysian Police Museum was later inaugurated on 9 January 1961 by His Majesty the 3rd Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Putra.

To accommodate the growing number of artifacts, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohammed Hanif Omar first proposed moving the museum to a new location in Kuala Lumpur on 16 October 1983.

Deputy Prime Minister at that time Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled the grand opening of the new museum site in July 1998.

This gallery covers the Malayan emergency and describes the sacrifices and the struggle against the CT's and the success of the police's Special branch in particular in helping to defeat that determined enemy.