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National Museum Indonesia
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Indonesia
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Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.12, Gambir, Kecamatan Gambir, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
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About National Museum Indonesia
National Museum Indonesia is a popular museum located in Central Jakarta of Indonesia. The museum was founded in the year 1778 by Jacob Cornelis Matthieu Radermacher. It is owned and managed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. It displays artifacts relating to prehistoric times, archeology, ceramics, history, and geography collections. It is open to the public between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm from Tuesday to Sunday. It remains closed on Monday.
How To Reach National Museum Indonesia
You can easily reach the museum using TransJakarta bus of route number 1, 2, 2A, 2D, 6A, 6B, 9B and to get off at Monas bus station from where the museum is situated at a walking distance. Gambir bus stand is also close to the museum.
Some Lesser Known Facts About National Museum Indonesia
- The museum has a collection of about 141 thousand objects in its display with which we can estimate history, culture, and other things relating to the country.
- You can also see numerous stone statues belonging to the Hindu-Buddhist period of ancient and Java in the museum. It also displays Asian ceramics.
- The museum also displays pre-historic collections including skulls and skeletons of Homo floresiensis, Homo erectus, stone tools, Homo sapiens, menhir, beads, bronze ceremonial axe, and remains of Homo sapiens.
- Colonial Era relics are also kept in the museum.
- The museum also holds temporary exhibitions like Majapahit Exhibition which was held in 2007 and Srivijaya Exhibition after a decade. These exhibitions are organized in two temporary exhibition halls of the museum.
- It is the largest museum in Southeast Asia.
- Daily used objects which are used in Indonesian ceremonies and rituals are displayed in the museum. These are arranged according to geographical location starting from Samatra, Java to Sulawesi, Maluku.
- Ceramics relating to Buni culture, Majapahit terracot, are kept in the museum. Also, there are ceramics from other Asian countries like Thailand, Japan, China, and Vietnam in the museum.
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