The National Museum of Indonesia, situated on Jalan Merdeka Barat is one of the oldest museums in the country which decades back to 1778 and mainly caters to research in the areas of Art, Science and History. Later on in 1862 the Dutch East India Government modified the museum.    

The Museum consists of nine rooms presenting a variety of items under ethnography, bronze, prehistory, textile, ceramics, numismatics, stone sculpture, historical relics and treasure. Most of them symbolize various stages of living in Indonesia of different cultural groups.

The opening hours varies depending on which day of the week it is. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday the museum is open from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm and on Saturdays from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm while on Fridays it’s only from 8.30 am to 11.30 am. On Mondays, generally the museum is closed for viewers.

Further, the National Museum of Indonesia charges an entrance fee of Rp750 for adults while it’s only Rp250 for Children below 17 years and students. The students and visitor groups could make arrangements for special tours around the museum by prior notification.

For the visitors who are interested in getting to know more about particular objects in the museum could purchase postcards, books and other souvenirs from the gift shop inside the museum. Also, if better explanations are needed, the visitors can join the tours conducted by the Indonesian Heritage Society on specific dates and times.  

Few things that the visitors to the National Museum of Indonesia should keep in mind are that no food or drinks are allowed inside the museum while at the same time the visitors are not permitted to touch the exhibits.

Guests can stay in one of the many hotels in Jakarta but the Millennium Hotel Sirih Jakarta offers unparallel services to ensure a comfortable stay in the city.