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Museum Nasional ( National Museum )

National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia was built in 1862 by the Dutch Government under Governor-General JCM Radermacher in response to the association Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen aimed at reviewing the scientific research in the Netherlands Indies. known as Museum Gajah since dihadiahkannya statue of an elephant by King Chulalongkorn from Thailand in 1871. In 1994, the museum started with is expansion project. The new building, constructed in the Same as the old architectural style, comprises the arena for Theatrical Performances and Exhibitions for more spaces. The museum’s Conservation and Restoration Division is dedicated to conserving and restoring the collected objects in order to protect Them from possible damages and loss. National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia in 2001 showed that the collection has reached 109 342 units. The number of collections that make this museum is known as the most comprehensive in Indonesia. In the year 2006 the number of collections have exceeded 140 000 units, but only a third that could be disclosed. Elephant Museum collects many antiquities from all over the archipelago. Among other things belonging to the collection are ancient statues, inscriptions, other ancient objects and craft items. Source collection came from archaeological excavations, grants collector since the days of the Dutch East Indies and purchases. Collections of ceramics and ethnographic collections in the museum’s Indonesian and most comprehensive in the world. This museum is the first and largest museum in Southeast Asia.

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