Background

The National Department for Culture and Arts Complex, Kelantan is an infrastructure built for cultural arts activities. The development is to assist Cultural Arts activists / creators as well as local communities to work together in spurring arts and culture in the State of Kelantan. It functions to achieve objectives strategically, planned and in-line with 1Malaysia Concept (Gagasan 1Malaysia).

The National Department for Culture and Arts Complex of Kelantan commenced construction on 14 September 2006 and was fully completed on 19 May 2010 on a land area of 6.6 acres on Lot 1993, Section 49 Tanjung Chat, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, 2 km from Kota Baharu Town Centre and situated opposite to the recreational and leisure park known as Tengku Anis Municipal Park, Kota Bharu.

The construction of this Complex was under the 9th Malaysian Plan allocation and The National Department for Culture and Arts Complex was the 10th complex built under the purview of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism Malaysia at that time.

The completion of the complex which stands amazingly, the biggest and most sophisticated in the country, proves to the people that the government never disregard the development of Cik Siti Wan Kembang State and in fact it is always prioritised and this infrastructure is a support towards cultural arts based tourism industry.