The Women’s Movement Museum is a museum that was built in order to honor the contributions of Indonesian women towards the country’s revolutionary history since the era of colonialization. Through this building, the women of Indonesia hopes to be more acknowledged by others, especially men.
The museum was established in December 22 1955 as an extension [...]

Jogja National Museum (JNM) is the first museum in Yogyakarta that displays contemporary art. Situated on Gampingan, Jl. Amri Yahya No.1 Yogyakarta, the museum itself has an interesting history as to the establishment of it. Having initiated by KPH Wironegoro ( son-in-law of Sultan Hamengku Buwono X) in 2000, the building lies in a compound [...]

Kraton Batik Museum Yogyakarta is a museum that displays a collection of batik cloths and equipments dating from the era of Sultan Hamengku Buwono VIII until Sultan Hamenku Buwono X. It is situated on Jl. Rotowijayan No.1, an area which is still considered a part of the Kraton Complex.  The Batik collection are mostly those [...]

Coral Gallery is a gallery that displays a collection of fine and applied Javanese typical arts. The gallery is situated on Jl. Affandi (Gejayan) CT X No.82, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Coral Gallery is considered a new gallery since it’s only been operating for 2 years. It was officially opened for public on March 7 2008, by [...]

Kolong Tangga Museum is a museum that displays traditional toys and accessories from the past as a means of giving past awareness of the Indonesian art of traditional toys. Kolong Tangga is an Indonesian phrase which means “under the stairs”, because the location of the museum is under the stairs that connects the indoor stage [...]

Dirgantara Mandala Museum or the Indonesian Air Force Museum is a museum that displays aircrafts and historical items and artifacts that was used during the struggle for independence in the mid 1900s against the Japanese and the Dutch. Other than war aircrafts, there are also transportation aircrafts and aircrafts for exercising. The museum is located [...]

Wayang is an Indonesian term for traditional artforms of Indonesian culture in form of characterized puppets from epic stories as well as traditional characters, that teaches lessons of wisdom and life through its performance. Wayang has been designated as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations’ world cultural association [...]

Borobudur Samudraraksa Ship Museum is a museum which displays the historical large sailing vessel, Samudraraksa,  complete with its utilities, that was used for expedition from Indonesia to Africa between 2003 – 2004. The museum is located inside the complex of Borobudur Temple. The 18-meter long vessel was constructed with vast amounts of imagination, research and [...]