Jakarta, Ceramics and Fine Arts Museum
Fine Arts and Ceramic Building
Museum was built in 1870. At the beginning the building was used as Dutch
Judiciary Institution or Raad Van Justitie, then when Japan colonized Indonesia
and the fight for Indonesia freedom occurred the building was used as military
dormitory. Furthermore it was used as West Jakarta Mayor's Office in 1967. In
1968 until 1975 it was used as office of DKI Jakarta Museum and History
Official. On Agust 20 th 1976 it was announced officially as Fine Arts Gallery
Building and now become Fine Arts and Ceramic Museum.
This museum has around 400 fine arts, which
consist of many different techniques and materials, such as sculpture, graphic,
wood totem, sketch, and painting batik. Among those collection there are some
masterpieces, collections that useful for the art history in Indonesia. They
are "Revolution Bride" painting by Hendra Gunawan, "Lebak
Regent" painting by Raden Saleh. "Mother Give Sick" painting by
Dullah, "Tritura Paramilitary Troops" painting by S. Sudjojono, and
"Self-Potrait" painting by Affandi. Traditional classical sculpture
from Bali, magical and symbolic wood totem by Tjokot and families, Totem and
wood sculpture by modern artists, such as G. Sidharta, Oesman Effendi. Then
followed by academy graduate artists creation, like Popo Iskandar, Achmad
Sadali, Srihadi S. Fajar Sidik, Kusnadi, Rusli, Nashar, Zaini, Amang Rahman,
Suprapto, Irsam. Mulyadi W, Abas Alibasyah, Amri Yahya, AS Budiono, Barli,
Sudjana Kerton and many other artists from various regions. There are also
plenty of ceramic collections in this museum, consist of local and also foriegn
ceramic. the local ceramic comes from Aceh, Medan, Palembang, Lampung, Jakarta,
Bandung, Purwakarta, Yogyakarta, Malang, Bali, Lombok, etc.
