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The Indonesia Museum (Indonesian: Museum Indonesia), is an anthropology and ethnological museum located in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jakarta, Indonesia. [1] The museum is concentrated on arts and cultures of various ethnic groups that inhabit Indonesian archipelago and formed the modern nation of Indonesia .
The National Museum of Indonesia has the richest and the largest collection of Hindu-Buddhist art of ancient Indonesia. The Hindu-Buddhist sculptures, relics, and inscriptions were collected from Java, Bali, Sumatra, and Borneo, dated from Tarumanagara period in the 5th century to Majapahit period in the 15th century, all are on display in the ...
The National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, the oldest cultural society in Indonesia, was established in 1778. The building in the photograph, the second building of the museum's society, was also the oldest museum building in Indonesia, dating from the 19th century.
The museum was constructed over three years from 2012 to 2015, [4] and was initially one of the units managed by the Betawi Cultural Village management body. [1] [5] On July 30, 2017, the museum was officially opened and made available for public visits during the 11th Betawi Lebaran celebration, attended by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
The museum is the first in Indonesia to have a collection of modern and contemporary Indonesian and international art. [2] [3] It has a floor area of 7,107 m 2 (76,500 sq ft) with display area of about 4,000 m 2 (43,000 sq ft). [4] The museum is included in a list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places 2018 released by Time magazine. [5]
The building was initially made into four museums: Budi Utomo Museum, Museum of Women, Museum of Pers [clarification needed], and Museum of Health and Medicine. On February 7, 1984, the four museums were converged into the Museum of National Awakening.
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A recording of the proclamation of Indonesian Independence by Sukarno on 17 August 1945 can be heard here, as well as Sukarno's speech during the large anti-colonialist meeting on Ikada Square on 19 September 1945. The museum attracts many visitors, including school classes. The museum also houses a library with historical reference works. [1]