National Museum of Indonesia

<center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmSx7w1eBbfi9E5XioR2zKbUaBSKf4a4awdJ1kucwswtAD/Museum%20Nasional.JPGA" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmSx7w1eBbfi9E5XioR2zKbUaBSKf4a4awdJ1kucwswtAD/Museum%20Nasional.JPGA 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmSx7w1eBbfi9E5XioR2zKbUaBSKf4a4awdJ1kucwswtAD/Museum%20Nasional.JPGA 2x" /> Museum Nasional The National Museum of Indonesia has existed in this same place since 1868. It is called Gedung Gajah by the locals, or Elephant Building, because of the statue of an elephant that stays in front of the museum. <center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmNkocxcP3pAG8VFPgamkSYhCZSwZiQkz4RY9KB4rjRywr/Elephant%20building.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmNkocxcP3pAG8VFPgamkSYhCZSwZiQkz4RY9KB4rjRywr/Elephant%20building.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmNkocxcP3pAG8VFPgamkSYhCZSwZiQkz4RY9KB4rjRywr/Elephant%20building.JPG 2x" /> Gedung Gajah - Elephant Building The museum has an old building that was connected to a more modern one by a glass atrium. This new building is a lot larger and has four floors. <center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmWQiz28FBURes1Z9jne5dmtMHvCwFZomNqThpVLGwFrzF/Glass%20atrium%20connection.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmWQiz28FBURes1Z9jne5dmtMHvCwFZomNqThpVLGwFrzF/Glass%20atrium%20connection.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmWQiz28FBURes1Z9jne5dmtMHvCwFZomNqThpVLGwFrzF/Glass%20atrium%20connection.JPG 2x" /> Glass atrium connection <center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbZC9i7RheABNPuZLrju1PdjppxtsohghASXCPFU8Nw7G/New%20building.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbZC9i7RheABNPuZLrju1PdjppxtsohghASXCPFU8Nw7G/New%20building.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbZC9i7RheABNPuZLrju1PdjppxtsohghASXCPFU8Nw7G/New%20building.JPG 2x" /> New building, with four floors However, I still found the old part more interesting. It was an excellent introduction to the different cultures and history of Indonesia. <center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbt2DMxSjVvq8FnXSWLas5MjjHobnB5DStZiFpBbRX1zD/Old%20building%20collection.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbt2DMxSjVvq8FnXSWLas5MjjHobnB5DStZiFpBbRX1zD/Old%20building%20collection.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbt2DMxSjVvq8FnXSWLas5MjjHobnB5DStZiFpBbRX1zD/Old%20building%20collection.JPG 2x" /> I found the old building collection more interesting <center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmNctVvYdNrm1HQWX1F6kZPnFUs9F1JYoMMuGSy9DvJGJH/Introduction%20to%20the%20culture%20of%20Indonesia.JPG " srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmNctVvYdNrm1HQWX1F6kZPnFUs9F1JYoMMuGSy9DvJGJH/Introduction%20to%20the%20culture%20of%20Indonesia.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmNctVvYdNrm1HQWX1F6kZPnFUs9F1JYoMMuGSy9DvJGJH/Introduction%20to%20the%20culture%20of%20Indonesia.JPG 2x" /> A great introduction to the culture of Indonesia In the garden you will find the largest collection of Hindu and Buddhist stone sculptures in Indonesia. Some are over a thousand years old. <center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmeygnbi3GurawkJYHRChdswH74C2sUxftxLRXpBt3Fh5f/Stone%20sculptures%20in%20the%20garden.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmeygnbi3GurawkJYHRChdswH74C2sUxftxLRXpBt3Fh5f/Stone%20sculptures%20in%20the%20garden.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmeygnbi3GurawkJYHRChdswH74C2sUxftxLRXpBt3Fh5f/Stone%20sculptures%20in%20the%20garden.JPG 2x" /> Stone sculptures in the garden The museum collection is divided into various rooms. Each one is dedicated to a group of objects. I really enjoyed the room where they show typical miniature houses from various parts of Indonesia. They showed samples from Java, Bali, Papua, Sumatra and etc. <center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmdmhpB2jS9xHaJHWcLyfFnx8R4ETMW19CjVhMCYEisAk2/Southeast%20Sulawesi.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmdmhpB2jS9xHaJHWcLyfFnx8R4ETMW19CjVhMCYEisAk2/Southeast%20Sulawesi.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmdmhpB2jS9xHaJHWcLyfFnx8R4ETMW19CjVhMCYEisAk2/Southeast%20Sulawesi.JPG 2x" /> Model of a house from Southeast Sulawesi Other rooms are dedicated to musical instruments, masks, ceramics, weapons and even to toys and fabrics. <div class="pull-left"> <center>Chinese vase<img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmPh4NnLpKhXsKGvEnDjsJy9oi8sy5CSUEfvUuo9oKcDgB/Chinese%20vase.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmPh4NnLpKhXsKGvEnDjsJy9oi8sy5CSUEfvUuo9oKcDgB/Chinese%20vase.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmPh4NnLpKhXsKGvEnDjsJy9oi8sy5CSUEfvUuo9oKcDgB/Chinese%20vase.JPG 2x" /> <div class="pull-right"> <center>Dancer's mask from Papua<img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmYioVH1kXCy6dz6MdZNiPEfTYA5sCZxbRTiFiEJAMgKZr/Dancer's%20mask%20from%20Papua.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmYioVH1kXCy6dz6MdZNiPEfTYA5sCZxbRTiFiEJAMgKZr/Dancer's%20mask%20from%20Papua.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmYioVH1kXCy6dz6MdZNiPEfTYA5sCZxbRTiFiEJAMgKZr/Dancer's%20mask%20from%20Papua.JPG 2x" /> <div class="pull-left"> <center>Ceramic mask<img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbJzG4gPcgu7CiTLSHtSD1QyE7xSRpadoSfrk7gPQJ6tP/Ceramic%20mask.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbJzG4gPcgu7CiTLSHtSD1QyE7xSRpadoSfrk7gPQJ6tP/Ceramic%20mask.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmbJzG4gPcgu7CiTLSHtSD1QyE7xSRpadoSfrk7gPQJ6tP/Ceramic%20mask.JPG 2x" /> <div class="pull-right"> <center>Wooden toy<img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmZdG5FEuGU8ysBQST56gjs9pc72xwvkkVf6a31umLHrno/Toy.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmZdG5FEuGU8ysBQST56gjs9pc72xwvkkVf6a31umLHrno/Toy.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmZdG5FEuGU8ysBQST56gjs9pc72xwvkkVf6a31umLHrno/Toy.JPG 2x" /> <center><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmUN9dZxQdyPgAHY2Q2H2ECD9b81NJYGC8rXYjGCMxz3GB/Thai%20Ceramics.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmUN9dZxQdyPgAHY2Q2H2ECD9b81NJYGC8rXYjGCMxz3GB/Thai%20Ceramics.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmUN9dZxQdyPgAHY2Q2H2ECD9b81NJYGC8rXYjGCMxz3GB/Thai%20Ceramics.JPG 2x" /> Thai Ceramics We spent at least two hours inside the museum and we managed to see everything in our own time, which was great. <h4>Location: Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat (on the west side of Merdeca Square) Jakarta <h4>Opening times: From Monday to Thursday: from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays: from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed every Monday and bank holidays. <h4>Price: 10.000,00 Rupees (USD 0.75) for foreigners (adults and children are charged the same price). <hr /> <center> <code>!steemitworldmap -6.176358 lat 106.821592 long National Museum of Indonesia d3scr