National Museum of Indonesia

Diandra Dewi Theresia★★★★★★★★★★5.04 months ago

Pertama, it is really good place to spend weekend with your familg or by yourself. A lot of interesting pieces that compel you to explore more about Indonesia. The AC is decent to accomodate the tourist that keep pouring especially in sunday. I love the highe ceiling, giving a vibes of grandiose and magical attatraction for the tourist. The gallery divided into several parts which confusing without a guide. Lack of sequences signs, make everything in disorder and we cannot fully understand Indonesia's historic. Masjidnya cukup membingungkan. Tempat wudhu ada satu ikhwan jadi satu sama akhwat terus bingung mau wudhu dimana karena lokasinya terbuka. Parkiran motor juga membingungkan pula muter-muter buat pusing. entrance fee: 50k for adult

fatikasari maryland★★★★★★★★★★5.0a month ago

I visited Museum Nasional Indonesia, which is located near Monumen Nasional. The museum is very accessible by public transportation, with several transport options conveniently located right in front of the building. The museum itself is impressive and offers a wide range of historical collections. However, in my opinion, some sections feel slightly repetitive, particularly the discussions about Indonesian spices (“rempah-rempah”) and their role during the colonial era before independence. While the topic is historically important, the presentation could be more varied to keep visitors fully engaged throughout the exhibition. I would also like to highlight a few constructive suggestions that may help improve the visitor experience in the future: Since the museum area is quite large, there are still several empty spaces and wide gaps that could potentially be utilized for additional installations or interactive exhibitions. Considering the admission fee for local visitors is relatively expensive for a museum visit (IDR 50,000), it would be beneficial to include guided tours or educational assistance as part of the experience. Adding more historical storytelling elements, such as documentary films, immersive theaters, or short movies about Indonesia’s journey from the past to the present, would make the visit more engaging and educational. Overall, the museum remains an important cultural destination with strong educational value, and with a few improvements, it could provide an even more memorable experience for visitors.

Rika Soedrajat★★★★★★★★★★5.05 months ago

As an Indonesian, I am very proud to see the progress of museums today. The museum is beautiful, with a well-curated collection. They even have a playground for younger children. The explanations are very engaging for both children and adults. Congratulations to the government or whoever is responsible for successfully renewing the image of museums and making them much better.

Place Enjoyer★★★★★★★★★★3.0a month ago

[21 December 2024] This was after the fire that devastated the museum and just opened back in October. Tickets cost 25k for adults (domestic). Taman Arca: Has a lot of Hindu-Buddhist statues from all around Indonesia. The entrance area seems too small for the amount of visitors (weekend). The stairs to the upper floor was closed off. The rotunda is okay. The side corridors are all right and the courtyard is really nice. Some of the statues have quite the damage from visitors touching them (smooth and darker areas on the statues) even though there are signs and museum staff (seems to just watch and not reprimanding). Some of the description seems to just be copy pasted when the statues depict the same deities. Would be much better if the signs instead explained more about the region its from, the history, and the excavation of said statue. Better yet, include QR codes on each description, so visitors can personally check out more information on specific statues so you dont need to change many of the signs. "Indonesia, The Oldest Civilization On Earth? 130 Years After Pithecanthropus erectus": A new exhibiton that just opened the same day. The title itself seems to be more of a 'clickbait' as its nothing about signs of ancient civilization, but more about prehistoric hominids and animal fossils of that time from Indonesia. There is a small window that shows the destruction of the museum fire. "Pesona Keris Nusantara": An exhibition about Keris and the traditional blades of Indonesia. A really awesome exhibition, showing videos of the process of making one, the different types of keris from each region of Indonesia, its spiritual and ceremonial purposes. There is even an area in which you could touch some keris with the help of the staff. "Mengenal Paras Nusantara" An AI interactive feature that scans your face and matches your face with with one of 78 paintings made by Raden Pirngadie from 1935. Quite fun, but the lines are long here. "Kembalinya Warisan Budaya dan Pengetahuan Nusantara": An exhibition on the repatriation of historical artifacts and objects from the Netherlands in Building B. The ground floor had large, amazing statues originally from Candi Singasari around its entrance, and leads to a beautiful exhibition about artworks made by Pita Maha, Bali artists from the 1930s to 40s and 'repatriated' back. On the second floor, there were treasures and artifacts from the Balinese and Lombok kingdoms that were taken by the Dutch during colonization. The third floor was empty at the time. The National Museum of Indonesia in my opinion is just an okay museum at best right now. Has a much larger potential, and still needs more renovation and fixing from the fires destruction. Needs more education and information. Recommended to museum first timers.

Italo Marseglia★★★★★★★★★★4.0a month ago

A well-maintained and thoughtfully curated museum, offering a good introduction to Indonesia’s rich cultural heritage. Each floor explores a different theme, covering history, anthropology, and traditional crafts. Some sections are more engaging than others, but overall the visit is rewarding. The highlights are on the ground floor: the sculpture courtyard, the fossil collection, and the historical artefacts linked to the indigenous cultures of the various islands. A worthwhile stop, especially for a first approach to Indonesian culture.