Museum Lombok Mataram Provincial State Museum
Lombok Mataram Provincial State
Museum The Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok also known, as Museum of
West Nusa Tenggara, exhibits a variety of beautiful and fascinating cultures
of the island. The ancient artifacts and decorative arts, as well as local
armor and arms are all displayed in the museum. Located on Jalan Panji Tilar
Negara, in the South Ampenan area, about 7 kilometres from the centre of
Mataram City, the Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat holds a valuable
collection of the past. Lobby Hall lies in the front section of the museum
displaying a modern Berugak architecture. The Lobby Hall is connected to the
exhibition hall through a corridor. On the left wall of the corridor there
are illustrations of West Nusa Tenggara culture like: the Gandrung, Rudat,
Cepung, Wayang, and Jaran Kamput. The right side of the wall displays
paintings of Melengke, Toja, Konya, Sak Eco, Handra, and Rebana Rea. There is
a beautiful garden for the tourists to relax and enjoy the beauty. Permanent
Exhibition Hall I of Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, only a few meters
away from the corridor, is divided into two wings: the left wing, and the
right wing. The left wing has a collection of photographs, fossils of the
Stegodon, Paleokarbau, and Hypothalamus, and paintings. The paintings display
the origin of earth and the universe, according to the Nebula Fog theory,
tectonic structure of the West Nusa Tenggara islands, and photographs of the
protected birds of Indonesia like: Jalak Putih, Rangkong Sulawesi, Camar
Cokelat, and Dara Mahkota. The Permanent Exhibition Hall I’s right wing also
have a collection of fossils of rare woods, like Rajumas, Cempaka, Lingsar,
Bajur, Kepundung, and Kelincung, and giant photographs of the kakatua, and
Koakiau. The Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok also known, as Museum
of West Nusa Tenggara, exhibits a variety of beautiful and fascinating
cultures of the island. The ancient artifacts and decorative arts, as well as
local armor and arms are all displayed in the museum. Located on Jalan Panji
Tilar Negara, in the South Ampenan area, about 7 kilometres from the centre
of Mataram City, the Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat holds a valuable
collection of the past. Lobby Hall lies in the front section of the museum
displaying a modern Berugak architecture. The Lobby Hall is connected to the
exhibition hall through a corridor. On the left wall of the corridor there
are illustrations of West Nusa Tenggara culture like: the Gandrung, Rudat,
Cepung, Wayang, and Jaran Kamput. The right side of the wall displays
paintings of Melengke, Toja, Konya, Sak Eco, Handra, and Rebana Rea. There is
a beautiful garden for the tourists to relax and enjoy the beauty. Permanent
Exhibition Hall I of Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, only a few meters
away from the corridor, is divided into two wings: the left wing, and the
right wing. The left wing has a collection of photographs, fossils of the
Stegodon, Paleokarbau, and Hypothalamus, and paintings. The paintings display
the origin of earth and the universe, according to the Nebula Fog theory,
tectonic structure of the West Nusa Tenggara islands, and photographs of the
protected birds of Indonesia like: Jalak Putih, Rangkong Sulawesi, Camar
Cokelat, and Dara Mahkota. The Permanent Exhibition Hall I’s right wing also
have a collection of fossils of rare woods, like Rajumas, Cempaka, Lingsar,
Bajur, Kepundung, and Kelincung, and giant photographs of the kakatua, and
Koakiau. 2 paintings illustrating the villages and traditional wedding
dresses of the Sasak, Samawa, and Mbojo ethnics are on a display in the Permanent
Exhibition Hall II. Bsides there are also the language and writings of the
ethnic races of West Nusa Tenggara. Collection of palm leaf manuscripts of
Asta Dasa Parwa (Mahabharata), Takepan Kotaragam, Takepan Jatiswara, Kitab
Katika, and Pisau Pangot are among the rarest collection found here. There is
also a huge collection of traditional West Nusa Tenggara weapons of Bima
Sultanate. Besides there are various tools like Kodong Iping, Bosang, and
Bubu, which are used to catch fresh water fish, collection of hunting tools
like Puyuh Bird Trap, Chicken String, Traps for Tekukur Birds, and a
Pendiwai. Among the various other collection of the museum the most notable
ones are: currency from the Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch colonial days,
Kriya arts, and traditional arts of West Nusa Tenggara, traditional game
intruments, and mystical instruments. The Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat,
Lombok remains open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 1pm, and from 2pm to
4pm.
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