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Paleontology, the study of prehistoric periods, explains the lifestyles of prehistoric civilisations through the research of fosil and artifacts they made. The museum has a wide variety of these collections here.
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Divided into two sections, the treasure rooms hosts a collection of imperial gold and silver which are crafted from 14-24 carat gold and many adorned with precious stones. A statue of Prajnaparamita, a goddess of transcendental wisdom who is adored with vast arrays of jewelry from head to toe, completes the priceless collections.
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Collection from the Indonesian bronze age which is well represented in the museum and the collection, which comprises 3,199 pieces, is spectacular.
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The stone sculpture collection is one of the highlights of the museum with an impressive amount of items in many form and sizes. The statues are influenced by the budhist & hindu time period.
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A differentiate collection of artifact from countries such as China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, and Indonesia, including those made out of terracotta. The museum's ceramic collections opened since 1959 and host an abundant number of collections.
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With a collection of over 17,112 Numismatic and Heraldic collections, only 500 are on public display. The collections consists of medals, coins, emblems, stamps and amulets. The collection includes ancient Indonesian currency which dates as early as the 8th century.
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The collection reflects the history of Indonesia between the 16th and 19th century life style, or better known as the colonial age. (Collection includes the a bust of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles and a mysterious locked treasure chest which contents are still unknown till today.
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The collection contains all aspects of the indonesian culture, customs and way of life. From tribal hats, huts and houses to long boats and musical instruments.
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From the legendary tales of goddes' who brought cotton to Indonesia to batik and the more modern colonial dresses. Traditional woven cloth and fiber makes up this incredible collection.
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This Collection consists of maps, both ancient and historical, showing various areas of Indonesia during the dutch colonization, including historical maps of Batavia or now known as Jakarta.
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Chronology Map
View our chronology map of Indonesia for a much detailed time-line and location of artifatcs found. |
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Museum Map
View the collections according the rooms they are placed in using our juiced up museum map. |
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The Museum Nasional shows a wide variety of objects that are part of Indonesian daily life as well as exhibits that are used in ceremonies and rituals. It houses over 100,000 cultural objects. You can enjoy displays of collections in nine different rooms, namely Ethnography, Bronze, Prehistory, Ceramics, Textile, Numismatics, Historical Relics, Stone Sculpture and Treasure.
Visitors can choose which collections they wish to see first, depending on their interests. If you wish to see collections of gold-adorned artefacts first, turn left and ascend the stairs to reach the Treasure Room and walk clockwise. If you wish to see the Ethnography Collections first, just turn right and walk anti-clockwise.
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