Museum tour in Jakarta

Museum tour in Jakarta


Metropolitan City of Jakarta, but Jakarta is also worth dijuluki City Museum. Various museums are here, especially in the area of Old Jakarta Kota. At this time in more than 30 museums with the kind of different. Museum-museum is managed by various parties, such as the Central Government, Local Government, government agencies / private sector, and groups / individuals.

Pemda DKI Jakarta and through the Office of Museum restoration (DMP) is relatively much manage the museum. Museum-museum under the control of DMP is Jakarta History Museum (Museum Fatahillah), Wayang Museum, Museum of Visual Arts, Ceramics Museum, Museum Bahari, Museum (Parks) Prasasti, Textile Museum, Museum (Building)'45 fighting, MH Museum Thamrin, Central Information and Culture and History of Jakarta.
Jakarta is a city that has a period of history is quite complete, from the prehistoric period until today. Objects from the period that is presented before the various museums.
Jakarta History Museum is located at Jalan Taman Fatahillah No. 2, West Jakarta. Areal extent of the museum more than 13,000 square meters. Ancient architecture building style 17th century. This building was named Stadhuis or Central City. Jakarta History Museum was established on 30 March 1974. Various objects that can be witnessed in this museum, among others, Jakarta travel history, results of archaeological excavation in Jakarta, antique furniture from the 18-th century, ceramic, gerabah, and the stone inscription. -Collection collection are located in different rooms, such as space prehistoric Jakarta, Tarumanegara space, space Fatahillah, Jayakarta Room, Sultan Agung space, and space MH Thamrin.
There are also various collections of the Betawi culture, numismatik, and pedicab. Even now diperkaya with a statue of the god Hermes was located in the Harmony and perempatan Si sturdy gun that has seen the strength of magic. Do not forget, at the Jakarta History Museum, there is land under the former prison that was very frightening.

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Not far from here, go across to the left, there is the Museum Wayang. Located at Jalan Pintu Besar Utara No. 27, West Jakarta. Originally this building called De Oude Hollandsche Kerk. Use of the Museum Wayang inaugurated on 13 August 1975.
Wayang Museum and exhibit various types of puppets from all over Indonesia, both made of wood and leather and other materials. Puppet-puppet from abroad have also here, for example from China and Cambodia. Collection up to now more than 4,000 units, consisting of leather puppet, puppet show, puppet cardboard, grass puppets, puppet leaf, mask, puppet and gamelan. Dolls generally come from Europe.
Not far from the Jakarta History Museum, cross over to the right there is a Museum of Visual Arts and Ceramics Museum. Both the museum is located in one building, the Central Visual Arts and Ceramics in Jalan Taman Fatahillah No. 1, Jakarta Barat. Visual Arts Museum exhibit various works of painting from various streams, such as naturalism, abstract and surealisme. Indonesia painter who saved his work here, among others, Raden Saleh, Affandi, Sudjojono, and Basuki Abdullah.
Ceramics Museum displays a collection ceramic tiles foreign and local, such as the digging arkeologis and donations and purchases from various parties. Highest number of Chinese ceramics, ceramics overtake Japan, Siam (Thailand), Annam (Vietnam), and Europe.
Collection of local ceramics come at them from Kasongan, Plered, Medan, Palembang, and Singkawang. In addition to traditional ceramics also held kemarik modern ceramics or creative works of artists of Indonesia.
Somewhat to the north there is the Museum Bahari. Located in Jalan Pasar Ikan No. 1, Jakarta Barat. This museum presents a collection related to life kebaharian and kenelayanan of Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke. Collections that consist of various types of traditional boats with a variety of shapes, styles and decorative whim. Also presented a variety of model ships and modern equipment support activities voyage. On the other hand the collection displayed various biota and sea fishing equipment.

In Tanah Abang
There are also areas where the tomb inscription exhibit figures history of Indonesia. This place called the Museum (Parks) Prasasti. Museum located at Jalan Tanah Abang I, Jakarta Pusat save this inscription is also the nation-tomb inscription Netherlands.
Leaders of Indonesia who are here prasastinya, among others, Miss Riboet (theatrical figures) and Soe Hok Gie (local students). Meanwhile, leaders of the nation Dutch inscription is Dr. WF Stutterheim (archaeological expert), Dr. HF Roll (founder Stovia), and JHR Kohler (Aceh War leaders).
Still in the area of Tanah Abang, the No Through Road. 4, Central Jakarta, we can pay a visit to the Textile Museum. Museum exhibit this pattern, decorative multiformity batik, textiles, and various acquired from all corners of the archipelago. Traditional weaving tools khasanah participate enrich collections this museum. Many types of textiles does not display because the museum is already too old age.
There are in Menteng Museum (Building)'45 fighting. Museum located at Jalan Menteng Raya. 31, Jakarta Pusat, this exhibit photos documenting the history of the struggle over the nation 1945-1950. There are also a number of the struggle of painting, sculpture warrior figure and pennant. Collection form other car REP1 and REP2, official cars and official President Soekarno Vice President Moh. Hatta.
Two other museums that are managed DMP MH Thamrin Museum and Information Center History and Culture Jakarta. MH Thamrin Museum, located in Jalan Kenari, Central Jakarta, this exhibit photos documenting the struggle of MH Thamrin in achieving independence. MH Thamrin is the name of the combatants themselves Jakarta that enshrined his name among others to the project of making the village roads and road name protocol.
The history of Central Information and Culture is located in the Jakarta Jalan Silang Monas Jakarta, Central Jakarta. The collection includes photographs and miniature objects of history, city planning and cultural development of Jakarta.
Because by the government (local), museum-museum, this looks less bite. Lack of maintenance funds and energy management exquisite. Many museum collections and cared less tersaji with the slick. Dust, for example, terbalut in many collections. The lack of light is still found in many rooms. Information about the collection pickup often confuses visitors.
City of Culture as the authorities must improve the quality of the museum. Thus, tour museums in Jakarta will be developed as inviting charm the tourists. Moreover, the museum is a window of knowledge as well as tourism and cultural education.

Source : Sinar Harapan