IPOH, July 1 -- A change is coming for Ipoh Art Lane.

From the wonderful mural art at Taman Jubilee, which has become the city's tourist attraction, its 44-year-old creator Eric Lai now plans to have an outdoor exhibition.

It will showcase Malaysia's endangered animal species drawn by himself and his students.

Lai said initially, he had planned for an indoor exhibition last month but due to the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO), he was forced to improvise.

"The drawings were drawn by my students during MCO in March and April when they were cooped up at homes."

Why an outdoor exhibition then?

Lai said it is to allow more people to enjoy the drawings.

"If we were to do it indoors, not many people may come due to SOPs pu...