Wayang Museum
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The Wayang Museum (
History
The museum building occupies the site of a church which was built in 1640, under the name of the Old Dutch Church (Dutch: De Oude Hollandsche Kerk).[2] In 1732, the church was renovated and the name was changed to the New Dutch Church (Dutch: De Nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk). In 1808, an earthquake destroyed the church.[3] Later in 1912, a building was constructed in the Neo-Renaissance style on the site, which initially functioned as a warehouse belonging to Geo Wehry & Co. In 1938, the building was renovated, following Dutch colonial architecture. The garden of the Wayang Museum, located on the former yard of the Dutch church, was the funeral site of General Governor Jan Pieterszoon Coen.
Later, the building was bought by the
Collections
The museum has a collection of various kinds of wayang, such as the Javanese wayang kulit and Sundanese wayang golek. Inside the museum is the plate marking the tombstone of Jan Pieterszoon Coen.[3][4] A wayang theater and a workshop on wayang-making are periodically organised in the museum.
References
- ^ Kuoni - Far East, A world of difference. Page 93. Published 1999 by Kuoni Travel & JPM Publications
- ^ Suswantoro, Ani, "Wayang Museum: Of heroes and grand tales", The Jakarta Postl, June 27, 2014
- ^ a b c "Museum Wayang in Jakarta". asiarooms.com. 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ See also Imogiri 'Role and Importance' section for where folklore attributes a place in the Imogiri graveyard where the remains were transferred to in the 1600s
External links
Media related to Wayang Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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