Jakarta History Museum
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The Jakarta History Museum (
The museum is located in south side of
History
The VOC
The building where the museum is established was formerly the city hall of Batavia, the Stadhuis. The first Stadhuis was finalized in 1627 in the location of the present building. The construction of this building was continued in 1649. In 1707, the building was renovated as a whole, which resulted in the present building. Several features of the present building came from this year, including the portico. The renovation was completed in 1710 and the building was inaugurated by Governor General Abraham van Riebeeck as the administrative headquarter of the Dutch East India Company.[3]
Dutch colonial government
Following the bankruptcy of the Dutch East India Company, the building was taken over by the Dutch colonial government and used as the city hall of the colonial government.
As the city continued to expand southward, the building's function as city hall (Dutch gemeentehuis) ended in 1913.[4]
Post-independence
After the declaration of Indonesia in 1945, the building was used as West Java governor office until 1961, when Jakarta was declared an independent autonomy. Afterwards, the building was used as the headquarter for KODIM 0503 Jakarta Barat.[3]
In 1970, the Fatahillah Square was declared a Cultural Heritage.
Architecture
This building is located in front of a public square, which in the past was known as Stadhuisplein, the City Hall Square. The square is now known as Fatahillah Square (Indonesian: Taman Fatahillah). In the center of the square is a fountain which was used as a water supply during the colonial era. Also located in the square is a Portuguese cannon (known as Si Jagur Cannon) with a hand ornament showing a fico gesture, which is believed by local people to be able to induce fertility on women. The square was also used as the place of executions.[5]
The building's generous scale with massive timber beams and floorbands. The building contains 37 ornate rooms. There are also some cells located beneath the front portico which were used as dungeons, which functioned until 1846. A Javanese freedom fighter Prince Diponegoro, who was treacherously arrested, was imprisoned here in 1830 before being banished to Manado, North Sulawesi.
The building was modeled after the Paleis op de Dam in Amsterdam. Similarities including the domed cupola crowning the structure and a proportion typical of 17th-century Dutch city hall.[2]
Collections
Jakarta History Museum has a collection of around 23,500 objects, some of them inherited from de Oude Bataviasche Museum (now the
The museum also contains a replica of the Tugu Inscription (the original being in the
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A stone tablet showing a VOC vessel in a wall of the Jakarta History Museum
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Replica of Tugu inscription.
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Replica of Ciaruteun inscription.
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Replica of Padrão of Sunda Kalapa.
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Japanese Ceramic pot from 17th century.
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Unfinished Mural by Harijadi Sumodidjojo.
Conservation
The museum was temporarily closed in July 2011 for conservation. Conservation activities conducted with aid from the Dutch government were carried out starting in 2012
See also
- List of colonial buildings and structures in Jakarta
- List of museums and cultural institutions in Indonesia
References
- ^ a b Jakarta in Figures. Statistics DKI Jakarta Provincial Office, Jakarta. 2008.
- ^ a b "Paleis op de Dam dan Stadhuis Batavia". Kompas (in Indonesian). 9 June 2010.
- ^ a b Dinas Museum dan Sejarah 1986, p. 8.
- ^ "Stadhuis". Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Jakarta History Museum". Indonesia Tourism. IndonesiaWebPromotion. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ISBN 962-593-232-1.
- ^ 'Fatahillah Museum closed until 2014' The Jakarta Post, 9 July 2011.
- ^ Mengintip Kelahiran Baru Kota Tua Jakarta, kompas.com, 13 February 2015
Further reading
- Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200. ISBN 981-4068-96-9.
- Dinas Museum dan Sejarah (1986). Sejarah Singkat Gedung-Gedung Tua di Jakarta [Brief History of Old Buildings in Jakarta] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Dinas Museum dan Sejarah Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta.
External links
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