Aceh Tsunami Museum
Museum Tsunami Aceh | |
Established | 26 December 2009 |
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Location | Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 5°32′51.8″N 95°18′54.3″E / 5.547722°N 95.315083°E |
Website | museumtsunami |
Opening hours | Open daily : 10am to 12pm, 3pm to 5pm |
The Aceh Tsunami Museum, located in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, is a museum designed as a symbolic reminder of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami disaster, as well as an educational center and an emergency disaster shelter in case the area is ever hit by a tsunami again.[1]
Design
The Aceh Tsunami Museum was designed by Indonesian architect (and former governor of
The building acknowledges both the victims, whose names are to be inscribed on the wall of one of the museum's internal chambers, and the surviving members of the local community.[2]
In addition to its role as a memorial for those who died, the museum also offers a place of refuge from future such events, including an "escape hill" for visitors to run to in the event of another tsunami.[2]
Collection
Exhibitions at the museum include an electronic simulation of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, in addition to photographs of victims and exhibits featuring stories from survivors of the disaster.[2]
Maintenance and use
Adequate funding for the ongoing maintenance and use of the Aceh Tsunami Museum has not been forthcoming.[3] The museum is one of a large number of so-called "tsunami assets", the precise legal ownership of which has been in dispute between different levels of Indonesian governments since at least 2009. As of late 2010, the Museum was only open intermittently and was poorly patronised.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Williamson, Lucy (23 February 2009). "Tsunami museum opens in Indonesia". BBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Aceh Tsunami Museum offers tribute to victims and survivors". WorldArchitectureNews.com. World Architecture News. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Post-reconstruction Aceh: Leftover Problems". The Jakarta Post. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2020. (subscription required)