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Welcome to Wisata Museum

Indonesia’s rich history and its artistic and cultural heritage can be glimpsed in the various collections of museums across the country. In an effort to showcase these treasures, the House of Sampoerna has launched the Wisata Museum (Museum Tourism Program) to promote public appreciation and preservation of Indonesia’s diverse heritage. Our goal for this website is to highlight some of Indonesia’s spectacular and interesting museums and to encourage visitors to include them in their itineraries.

House of Danar Hadi

…That the Batik Nitik has more than 70 motif variants each with characteristics that match the region where it develops?

Batik Nitik is a type of batik with patterns that adopt the textile brought in by traders from Gujarat, India. The motif and the textile have geometric shape and are made using a double ikat technique called "Patola". There are more than 70 Nitik motifs, most named after a flower such as Sekar kentang, Sekar kemuning, Sekar keben, Sekar blimbing, Sekar dangan, Sekar dlima, Sekar dukhu, Sekar duren, Sekar gayam, Sekar gudhe and Sekar jagung. Others are not named after a flower, including Batik Nitik Cakar, Nitik Jonggrang, and Tanjung Gunung. The diversity of the Nitik motif is influenced by the locale where it develops.

House of Sampoerna

…that there is a limited edition long chassis Rolls Royce Silver Shadow of which only 2776 exist in the world?

The Singapore plate (SL 234) Rolls Royce was used by the Sampoerna family's second generation headed by Aga Sampoerna during 1972-1994 in Singapore. In 2002, the Indonesian government allowed the car to be brought to Indonesia to be shown at the HoS museum. Only 2776 of the long chassis Rolls Royce Silver Shadow were produced in the UK during 1965-1977.

Museum Bank Mandiri

… that there is a giant stamp that is 8 times larger than an ordinary stamp at the Bank Mandiri Museum?

Bearing a carving of a lion head, the stamp belonging to the Escomptobank company is 18 cm long, 7 cm wide and 14.6 cm tall, weighing 1.5 kg, which means it is about 8 times larger than the normal 40 mm x 40 mm stamp. It was used to apply the company's seal on bank securities and documents in the 1930's. The Escomptobank was nationalized to become the Bank Dagang Negara (BDN) in 1960.

Museum Geologi

…that Bandung used to be a lake?

This opinion is based on the morphological evidence of the basin shape of the Bandung city that features lake sediments and freshwater life fossils that have been discovered. This theory is also supported by artifacts that have been discovered linking to prehisotric peoples thought to have lived around a lake. Examples include a freshwater fish fossil and snake fossil found in the Geologi Museum, Bandung. Another indication of this is the widespread names of places that characterize a condition where there is plenty of water, including names of regions beginning with "ci" which means river and "ranca" which means swamp, such as Cililin, Cidadap, Rancasari, and Rancaekek.

 Museum Nasional

…that the shahada (the Muslim declaration of belief) is printed on coins from the Majapahit kingdom?

The currency that prevailed during the Majapahit era was Gobog, also known as pisis. The coin is made of bronze 7 cm in diameter. One side of the coin features the depiction of wayang and the other displays an Arabic text of the shahada around a depiction of the sun, the emblem of the Majapahit kingdom, representing the position of the gods in the 8 directions of the wind. Taking account that most of the subjects of the Majapahit kingdom were Hindu, this is an interesting fact since it indicates tolerance to differences from this era.

Musium 10 November

…that the Museum of the Ten November Struggle has the original recording of Bung Tomo's speech?

Officially opened in 2000, the museum showcases several items that used to belong to Bung Tomo, including a revolutionary warrior's flag, a dagger, rifle and Bung Tomo's handwriting. In addition, the museum also features static dioramas complete with the original recording of Bung Tomo's vigorous speech to awaken the heroic spirit of the people of Surabaya struggling for freedom.

Musium Sejarah Jakarta

…that the Jakarta History Museum has a set of desk and chairs that used to decide the fate of millions of people?

The large set of desk and chairs was used by the Indies Council, the highest body of governance during the VOC era stationed in the Batavia Castle. The Council served as a type of cabinet and advisor to the governor general, giving it a powerful influence to the political system of Dutch colonialism in all of Asia. On that desk, the lives of millions of people were decided upon. These include the life of Pieter Erberveld, who was sentenced to death by the VOC in 1921 for leading a conspiracy against the VOC's rule.