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Most of Indonesian people prefer to visit Jakarta shopping center rather than visiting museums. Although there are several local tourist who are interested to visit Jakarta Museums, the number of them are very small. It’s so sad to see that Indonesian people seems not interested and do not care to pay a visit to Jakarta Museums. In overseas I noticed a lot of tourist like to visit the museums. Therefore, today I would like to write about Jakarta museums. I’d be happy if Indonesian people started to realize that Jakarta Museum is one of Jakarta Attractions. Below are some of the existing museum in Jakarta.

Jakarta History Museum Visit Jakarta MuseumsJakarta History Museum is known as Fatahillah Museum. Jakarta History Museum provides information on Jakarta’s history, starting from the prehistoric age to current age, in a creative way, through the collections of the museum. [Read More...]

Indonesian Museum Nasional+ Visit Jakarta MuseumsIndonesia National Museum or popular called as MONAS (Indonesia National Monument) is located in the center of Jakarta city. National Museum is also recognized as Elephant Museum. It’s called as Elephant Museum because there’s an elephant sculpture made of bronze medal at the front park of the museum. The sculpture was a grant from King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Thailand who visited the museum in 1871. Around the sculpture there are cannons which position are facing the Indonesia National Monument (Monas). [Read More]

Wayang Museum Indonesia Visit Jakarta MuseumsWayang is a theatrical performance employing puppets or human dancer. The puppet could be made of leather which perform shadow puppets play, or of wooden. Wayang Museum Indonesia is a museum which keeps collections of wayang from various territories in Indonesia and even from other countries. The idea of building Wayang Museum started when H. Ali Sadikin, the governor of DKI Jakarta, attended the second wayang museum week in 1974. [Read More...]

Visit Jakarta MuseumsTextile Museum Jakarta has thousands collections of traditional textiles with various motif and ornaments from each territories in Indonesia. Textile Museum occupies a very artistic and luxurious building. Inside the building there are display rooms used to display Indonesian textiles, including collections of the museum, designer and textile lover’s society. At the back side of the museum’s main building there is natural dye park which functioned to conserve and introduce the plants can be used as natural coloring material to the textile lovers. Even currently the natural dye has been replaced by synthetic color, however the shift in the use of material and tools not reducing the beauty of Indonesian textile. []

Maritime Museum Jakarta Visit Jakarta MuseumsMaritime Museum Jakarta presents complete information about Indonesian nautical matters. Maritime Museum occupied two levels of building used as exhibition rooms from the total of three levels of floor in the building. These material used on the building dominated by wood. Large windows in the building functioned as ventilation, making the building has a good air circulation. [Read More...]

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Visit Textile Museum Jakarta

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Visit Textile Museum Jakarta

Textile Museum Jakarta has thousands collections of traditional textiles with various motif and ornaments from each territories in Indonesia. Textile Museum occupies a very artistic and luxurious building. Inside the building there are display rooms used to display Indonesian textiles, including collections of the museum, designer and textile lover’s society. At the back side of the museum’s main building there is natural dye park which functioned to conserve and introduce the plants can be used as natural coloring material to the textile lovers. Even currently the natural dye has been replaced by synthetic color, however the shift in the use of material and tools not reducing the beauty of Indonesian textile.

History of Building and Museum
The building of Textile Museum Jakarta was constructed at the beginning of 19th century. Initially the building was a private house of a France, and then sold to Abdul Aziz Al Mussawi Al Katiri, a Turkish consulate. In 1942 the building was sold again to Karel Christian Crug. The building had ever occupied as headquarter of Barisan Keamanan Rakyat (literary translated: Front of People Safety), occupied by Lie Sion Phin, and later as Social Department. Afterwards Social Department hands over the building to DKI Jakarta’s government. On 28th June, 1978 the building was officially announced as Textile Museum by Mrs. Tien Soeharto.

Collections
Textile Museum Collection Visit Textile Museum JakartaTextile Museum Jakarta collections consist of traditional textile from various territories in Indonesia like Batik, Ikat, Pelangi, Tenun, Songket, Prada, tree bark cloth and Celup. Textile Museum also presents traditional tools and equipments in textile industry like weaving and batik tools from various region in Indonesia.

Address of Textile Museum Jakarta :
Jl. K. Satsuit Tubun No. 2-4 Central Jakarta
Telp. (021) 5606613
Fax. (021) 5606613
Open hour: Tuesday to Sunday
from 09.00am to 15.00pm

Note: Close on Monday and holidays

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Visit Wayang Museum Indonesia

Visit Wayang Museum Indonesia

Museum Wayang Visit Wayang Museum Indonesia

Wayang is a theatrical performance employing puppets or human dancer. The puppet could be made of leather which perform shadow puppets play, or of wooden. Wayang Museum Indonesia is a museum which keeps collections of wayang from various territories in Indonesia and even from other countries. The idea of building Wayang Museum started when H. Ali Sadikin, the governor of DKI Jakarta, attended the second wayang museum week in 1974. With the support of the committee of the wayang museum week, wayang lovers, and the governor of DKI Jakarta, then the building at Jalan Pintu Besar Utara # 27, West Jakarta decided to be Wayang Museum. The museum was officially open on 13th August, 1975 by the governor of DKI Jakarta, H. Ali Sadikin.

History of Wayang Museum Building

Wayang Kulit Visit Wayang Museum IndonesiaWayang Museum Indonesia Building was constructed at a former old church location, which built by VOC in 1640 with a name of “de oude Hollandsche Kerk”. The church was functioned as a house of worship for Dutch civil and military in Indonesia until 1732. In 1733 the church was renovated and the name was changed to be “de nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk”. The building existed until 1808, until an earthquake broke it making the church could not be occupied anymore. On the location where the church previously stood, a building then constructed, it’s the one stands there currently, which initially functioned as a warehouse belonged to Geo Wehry & Co. Initially in 1912, the front side of Wayang Museum was constructed with a Neo Renaissance style, but then in 1938 the whole building was renovated and adjusted to be like Dutch buildings in the colonization time. The open garden of Wayang Museum which located at the former yard of the Holland church was estimated as the funeral of General Governor Jan Peiterszoon Coen.

Collections

pic museum wayang Visit Wayang Museum IndonesiaThe collections of Wayang Museum Indonesia are very various, in both small and big size. Wayang Museum collects Indonesian leather wayangs, like Kedu, Tejokusuman, Ngabean, Surakarta, Banyumas, Cirebon, Gedog, Sadat, Madia Krucil, Sasak, Kaper, Wahyu, Kijang Kencana, Ukur, Suluh, Klitik, and Beber. Wayang Museum has collections of scarce wayang as well like Intan wayang, Suket, Beber and Revolusi. Besides, Wayang Museum also has some collections of wooden wayang like Catur, Cepak Cirebon, Kebumen, Pekalongan, Bandung, Gundala-Gundala from Tanah Karo, and Si Gale-Gale from Tanah Batak. There are collections of mask which were sourced from Cirebon, Bali, and Center Java. Some other stuffs are also displayed in Wayang Museum, like gamelan, Blencong lamp, glass wayang, zinc wayang, and paintings. There’re some collections that sourced from abroad, some of them are from Kelantan, Malaysia, Suriname, France, Cambodia, and Thailand.

World Heritage of Masterpiece Creation
On 7th November, 2003, the United Nation recognized Indonesian wayang as the world heritage of masterpiece creation. Hence, if you visit Jakarta you should put Wayang Museum in one of interesting places list that you must visit.

Address of Wayang Museum Indonesia :
Jl. Pintu Besar Utara No. 27 West Jakarta
Telp. (021) 6929560
Fax. (021) 6927289.
Open hours: Tuesday to Sunday
09.00 – 15.00, closed on Monday or holiday

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