ad ▁Building . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Ben ison ▁Hub back ▁in ▁an ▁Ind o - S ar ac en ic ▁Rev ival ▁architecture , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁originally ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁Mal ay ▁States ▁Rail ways ▁( F MS R , ▁now ▁K TM ). ▁After ▁the ▁F MS R ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Railway ▁Administration ▁Building ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁handed ▁to ▁the ▁Sel ang or ▁Public ▁Works ▁department , ▁and ▁has ▁subsequently ▁hous ed ▁various ▁government ▁and ▁commercial ▁occup ants , ▁including ▁the ▁Sel ang or ▁Water ▁Department , ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁Central ▁Bank , ▁Agricult ural ▁Bank ▁of ▁Malays ia , ▁Malays ian ▁C raft ▁and ▁the ▁High ▁Court , ▁before ▁being ▁converted ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Text ile ▁Museum ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁officially ▁designated ▁as ▁J K R ▁Building ▁ 2 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁a ▁historical ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The ▁museum ▁building ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 . 5 - floor ▁building , ▁occup ying ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 , 1 4 5 . 3 ▁m 2 . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁ ▁P oh on ▁B udi ▁Gallery ▁ ▁Pel ang i ▁Gallery ▁ ▁Tel uk ▁Ber ant ai ▁Gallery ▁ ▁Rat na ▁S ari ▁Gallery ▁ ▁Transport