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.
The
Sasmita Loka Ahmad Yani Museum houses a collection from Ahmad Yani and some
dioramas about the G-30-S/PKI, 30 September, 1965. The museum is located in
jalan Lembang 58 or jalan Laturharhari 65, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. The
museum is open free to public from Tuesday until Sunday, from 08:00 WIB until
14:00 WIB.
The
museum was originally used as a residence for Dutch or European director of a
private company. During the 1950s, the house was managed by the housing for
military office. Later the house was resided by General Ahmad Yani. This was
the place where Ahmad Yani was shot members of the 30 September Movement.[1]
The rest of the family moved out of the house after Yani's death. Mrs Yani
helped make their former home into a public Museum in October 1965, the
interior is kept as it is, including bullet holes in the door and walls where
Ahmad Yani was murdered, and the home's furnishings of the time.
Museum Lapawawoi Address: Jalan
Thamrin, Watampone, Pulau Selayar, Sulawesi, Indonesia, ID Located in South
Sulawesi and on the narrow island of Pulau Selayar, in the small town of
Watampone (Bone), the Museum Lapawawoi is a grand palace, where a number of
important and impressive regional collections are housed. Special highlights
include photographs depicting past state ceremonies and occasions, as well as
some court memorabilia, paintings and antiquities.
Museum Balla Lompoa (Beteng
Sungguminasa) Address: Beteng Sungguminasa, Jalan Kh Wahid Hasyim, Makassar,
Sulawesi, Indonesia, ID Also known to many as the Beteng Sungguminasa
fortress, the Museum Balla Lompoa is another cultural attraction in Makassar
and is home to an extensive collection of regional relics. The Bugis-style
fortress is the main attraction here, although the royal regalia and gifts
donated by the Elcho Island's Australian Aborigines are also likely to be of
interest.
Sunan
Drajat is one of the charismatic of an Islam spreaders in Java who is called
Wali Songo. He was very intelligent man and people called him Raden Qosim.
His father, Sunan Ampel sent him to Aceh and Mocca to study Islam. After
finishing his study, he taught Islam at the north coast of Java especially at
Paciran, Lamongan.
As
a religious teacher, Sunan Drajat was known as the social Moslem who paid
much attention to the poor. He developed the social welfare first then he
taught his doctrines. To respect his great struggle, the local government of
Lamongan Regency built a museum in the complex of the cemetery and it was
officially opened by the governor of East Java on March, 31 1992.
This
grave is located at Paciran village, Lamongan district. Generally, the
pilgrims of this grave are domestic tourist. Besides, tourists from Asian
countries also often visit it. The facilities that the tourists can get in
this graveyard are; parking area, mosque, restaurants, rest place and
bathroom. Those facilities are prepared for the tourists, in order to get
their pleasure to come to this place.