Indonesian National Museum

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Indonesian National Museum

The Indonesian National Museum (Indonesian: Museum Nasional Indonesia ) is a museum in Jakarta . It is dedicated to the history, ethnology, archeology and culture of Indonesia . Because of the elephant statue in front of the main entrance, the museum is also known under the name Gedung Gajah (German: Elephant House ).

history

The museum was built on April 24, 1778 by a group of Dutch scientists who had joined together in the Royal Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences . One of the founders, Jacob Cornelis Mattheus Radermacher , donated a collection of cultural objects and books. The museum was only opened to the general public in 1864. In 1871 the Siamese King Chulalongkorn donated a bronze elephant statue to the museum, which was placed in front of the main entrance. In 1931, part of the collection that was being exhibited in Paris was destroyed by fire there. The damages from the French government were used to acquire further finds and artifacts as well as to finance the ceramic room, the bronze room and both treasure rooms on the second floor. On February 29, 1950, the institution was renamed Lembaga Kebudayaan Indonesia . On September 17, 1962, the Indonesian government became the new owner of the museum, which was now known as Museum Pusat . On May 28, 1979, the museum was renamed Museum Nasional Indonesia by decree of the Indonesian Minister of Education . In 2007 the museum was expanded on the north side. This new wing of the building is called Gedung Arca (German: statue building ).

  • The museum in the late 19th century known as Het museum van het Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen

  • A large statue of Adityavarman as Bhairava

  • The atrium of the Indonesian National Museum

  • Prajnaparamita , the Buddhist god of transcendental wisdom in ancient Java art

  • Gedung Gajah, the old wing of the Indonesian National Museum

  • Gedung Arca, the new wing of the Indonesian National Museum

  • Terracotta piggy bank from the Majapahit period (14th / 15th century), discovered in Trowulan, East Java

Web links

Commons : National Museum of Indonesia  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 6 ° 10 ′ 34 ″  S , 106 ° 49 ′ 18 ″  O