The museum was officially opened in September 1995 by Chief Minister Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani in conjunction with the Regional Malay Customs seminar. It occupies the upper floor of the former Historical City Municipal Council building, originally constructed in the 1960s and believed to be built on top of the ruins of Dutch building, which also houses the People’s Museum and Beauty Museum at the ground floor and top floor respectively.

The museum displays various aspects of kites, such as communication, use as weapons, sport, leisure activities, how different countries make kites, different materials to make kites, role of kites in the life of people etc.

The museum also displays a variety of kites of various sizes, such as the Nusantara Wau Wau – a traditional Malaysian kite and traditional Malacca games and toys.

According to Wikipedia.