The National Museum is popularly known as Gedung Gajah - "Elephant Building". The elephant statue in the front yard was a gift from King Chulalongkorn of Siam in 1871. The museum displays pre-historical and historical aspects of Indonesian culture through its extensive collections of artifacts and relics that date as far back as the Stone Age. The museum has one of the most complete collections of Chinese ceramics dating back to the Han, Tang and Ming Dynasties, as well as bronze and gold collections, stone sculptures and textiles that provide an excellent overview of ancient Indonesian culture.
The Museum Nasional shows a wide variety of objects that are part of Indonesian daily life as well as exhibits that are used in ceremonies and rituals. It houses over 100,000 cultural objects. You can enjoy displays of collections in nine different rooms, namely Ethnography, Bronze, Prehistory, Ceramics, Textile, Numismatics, Historical Relics, Stone Sculpture and Treasure.
Visitors can choose which collections they wish to see first, depending on their interests. If you wish to see collections of gold-adorned artifacts first, turn left and ascend the stairs to reach the Treasure Room and walk clockwise. If you wish to see the Ethnography Collections first, just turn right and walk anti-clockwise.
The Musium Nasional is open from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; from 8.30 am to 11.30 am on Friday; and from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm on Saturday.
The Museum is closed on Monday.
Admission charges:
Adults - Rp750
Children under 17 years and students - Rp250
Located: Jl. Merdeka Barat No. 12, Jakarta
Gift shop:
A small gift shop located in the entrance hall has the same opening hours as the rest of The Museum. It offers a selection of books, postcards and reproductions of various exhibits.
The times and dates of guided tours in Dutch and French can be obtained by telephoning the Indonesian Heritage Society Office at Musium Nasional on (62-21) 381 1551 extension 46
Visitors are kindly asked to refrain from smoking, eating and drinking in all areas of the Museum, and are prohibited from touching the exhibits.
Visit: www.museumnasional.org for more info
The Museum Nasional shows a wide variety of objects that are part of Indonesian daily life as well as exhibits that are used in ceremonies and rituals. It houses over 100,000 cultural objects. You can enjoy displays of collections in nine different rooms, namely Ethnography, Bronze, Prehistory, Ceramics, Textile, Numismatics, Historical Relics, Stone Sculpture and Treasure.
Visitors can choose which collections they wish to see first, depending on their interests. If you wish to see collections of gold-adorned artifacts first, turn left and ascend the stairs to reach the Treasure Room and walk clockwise. If you wish to see the Ethnography Collections first, just turn right and walk anti-clockwise.
The Musium Nasional is open from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; from 8.30 am to 11.30 am on Friday; and from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm on Saturday.
The Museum is closed on Monday.
Admission charges:
Adults - Rp750
Children under 17 years and students - Rp250
Located: Jl. Merdeka Barat No. 12, Jakarta
Gift shop:
A small gift shop located in the entrance hall has the same opening hours as the rest of The Museum. It offers a selection of books, postcards and reproductions of various exhibits.
The times and dates of guided tours in Dutch and French can be obtained by telephoning the Indonesian Heritage Society Office at Musium Nasional on (62-21) 381 1551 extension 46
Visitors are kindly asked to refrain from smoking, eating and drinking in all areas of the Museum, and are prohibited from touching the exhibits.
Visit: www.museumnasional.org for more info
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