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National Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 28 attractions in Jakarta
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In 1778, the Batavia Society for Arts and Science established what would become, after many expansions and name changes, the world-famous National...... more » In 1778, the Batavia Society for Arts and Science established what would become, after many expansions and name changes, the world-famous National Museum. « less
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Attraction type: Museum
Address: Jl Merdeka Barat 12
New Jakarta Jakarta, Java
Indonesia
Tel: 021 381 2346

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3 of 5 stars
Pondz   2 contributions
Jakarta
Oct 2, 2008
1
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it's cheap! cost you less than US$1 it's poorly maintained.. though the collections are great the building is quite interesting with its own history pros: - it's a museum easy to reach (by transjakarta) - it's bloody cheap! cons: - dark (and lack of artistic lighting) - dusty - closed on public holiday more

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5 of 5 stars
camsean   317 contributions
Jakarta, Indonesia
Sep 25, 2008
3
people found this review helpful

Indonesia's National Museum is known amongst Indonesians as 'Museum Gajah', or 'Elephant Museum', because of a small, sculpture of an Asian elephant which is mounted in front of the museum. The elephant, like the bulk of the museum's collection, dates back to colonial times. But the fact that the museum's main collection has changed little since the days of the... more

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National Museum Address

Jl Merdeka Barat 12 | New Jakarta, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
Tel: 021 381 2346