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Jakarta in three museum collections

In Jakarta, one museum pairs wayang puppets with gamelan, another holds batik and woven cloth, and a third presents Indonesian artists’ work in a nineteenth-century building.

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White Wayang Museum facade and blue museum sign in Jakarta
The exterior of the Wayang Museum in Jakarta.Photograph: Herusutimbul

At a glance

Wayang Museum opened
1975[1]
Textile Museum materials
Batik, woven cloth and textile equipment[1]
Fine Arts building
1866–1870[1]

A place worth remembering

Wayang and gamelan

According to the Jakarta museum listing, the Wayang Museum keeps puppets, dolls and gamelan sets, and the building was inaugurated as a museum in 1975.[1]

Batik, woven cloth and equipment

According to the same listing, the Textile Museum keeps batik and woven fabrics alongside a collection of textile equipment.[1]

Art and ceramics in an older building

The Fine Arts and Ceramics Museum occupies a building built between 1866 and 1870. Its collection includes works by Indonesian artists.[1]

Good to know

A few clear answers before you explore.

What else does the Wayang Museum keep besides puppets?

Dolls and gamelan sets, according to the Jakarta museum listing.[1]

What does the Textile Museum keep?

Batik and woven fabrics plus textile equipment.[1]

What does the Fine Arts and Ceramics Museum show?

Works by Indonesian artists, in a building built between 1866 and 1870.[1]

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