The National Museum of Indonesia was opened in 1868 in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, and it is a well-known museum among the Indonesian people, and tourists come from all sides of the world.
The museum is called “Elephant Museum” by the Indonesian people, after a bronze statue of an elephant sitting in the front entrance of the museum.
Impressed by the museum’s architectural design and its rare contents, the Thai King Rama V dedicated this huge statue to his curators when he visited him in 1871 in appreciation of his work.
It is considered one of the most important places of tourism in Indonesia The design of the building inside and out is distinctive as it contains a runway that leads to a garden display of outdoor sculptures.
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Activities you can do
• You can take a tour of the museum with tour guides assigned by the museum administration to inform visitors about the details of its contents, and most guides speak several languages to make things easier for visitors.
• You can see in the Jakarta History Museum more than 140,000 artifacts dating back thousands of years from the ancient world, you will not be able to see them anywhere else in the world.
• You can also see over 5,000 antiques collected from all over Indonesia and East Asia and learn about the history of the region in one place.
Times of the Jakarta History Museum
You can visit the museum all days of the week, except for Mondays, as it is closed
The museum is available for visiting from 8:00 AM until 17:00 PM.
Tickets for the Jakarta History Museum tickets
10,000 rupees
For more information about prices, visit the official website of the museum.Here
Hotels near National Museum of Indonesia
Ibis budget Jakarta Tanah Abang is one of Jakarta’s best 2-star hotels, just 500 meters from Jakarta History Museum.
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
The hotel got very good reviews for the location, staff, hygiene, price
Mercure Jakarta Sabang is a 4-star hotel in Indonesia, 0.8 km from the National Museum in Jakarta.
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
The hotel got very good reviews in terms of cleanliness, delicious breakfast but few types of staff, staff, services.
National Museum of Indonesia website