It's right in the center near several government buildings. Courtyard of the museum and the architecture is beautiful. Inside a little of the history of the Indonesian people interesting not very interesting. Overall deserve to go up there of course a taxi.

There might not be much to see in Jakarta, but this is definitely a place worth visiting. The entrance fee is low and you get a good insight into the different cultures of Indonesia (weapons, dress, jewelry, architecture etc.).
Unfortunately, the part about the country's natural/ pre-historic history is quite limited.
One thing we considered somewhat over the top given that this is a museum was that in images depicted half-naked men/women, the 'sensitive' areas had been blurred.

I would have liked to stay here longer but the Jakarta traffic had slowed me down. It was full of interesting stuff for a middle-aged woman from the UK who read a heck of a lot of childrens encyclopedias as a kid. I saw the treasure room which had gold and precious artefacts which was amazing but the most interesting were just the everyday things that people had used and the clothes and costumes. Obviously there was a lot about Dutch Colonial rule and I learned a lot. It's well worth a visit and I'd go again.