"Silent Witness to Tragedy: Tsunami Relics Collection at the Aceh Museum" 🌊

Good evening, my friends, wherever you are. I hope you are all healthy and happy, allowing you to go about your daily activities as usual. I hope you all have a pleasant day.

In this blog, I will share a simple blog post showcasing some images from the collection inside the Aceh Tsunami Museum, which I visited a few days ago with friends.

The first collection I'll share from the Aceh Tsunami Museum is the Quran, a relic recovered from the 2004 tsunami.

My friends...
This collection is presented as a symbol of the strength of faith and a historical testament to the post-disaster situation.
Considering that Aceh is a predominantly Muslim society, the Quran is our primary holy book, serving as a guide to life, guidance, and the highest source of law for achieving happiness in this world and the hereafter.

The next collection that caught my attention was a manual typewriter which we can also see in the Aceh Tsunami Museum.

In fact, each collection housed in the Aceh Tsunami Museum also has a detailed description in each box, as is written about the typewriter I photographed here.

"The typewriters found and muddied by the tsunami are historical evidence that remind us of the past and life before the disaster. These typewriters are silent witnesses to this tragic event and have their own stories. In their time, these typewriters were used by people in daily activities such as jotting down letters, writing stories, or as an important communication tool for building relationships. Every keystroke and the mechanical sound bring back painful memories of the tsunami. These typewriters reflect a lost past and invite us to reflect on the rapid changes that can occur due to natural disasters. These typewriters were donated by Mr. Zainal Arifin."

This is the detailed description of the typewriter collection.

The Tsunami Museum contains over 6,000 items documenting the 2004 tsunami, as one of the officers who looks after the collection stated. If I were to share them all, it would probably take a very long time to upload the images.

However, that's not my intention. My purpose in sharing some of them is to let you all know that this is a Historical Footprint Media. Objects directly affected by the tsunami demonstrate the scale of the damage and commemorate the approximately 230,000 victims. You can all imagine at a glance how devastating the disaster was that devastated my region in 2004.

This concludes the simple blog I'm sharing at this meeting. I hope you all enjoy and are entertained by what I've shared. I also extend my heartfelt thanks to all of you who have taken the time to view and read my blog to the end.

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About the author

Maulizar Mawardi or better known as @antonydossantos. I am a student. Like taking pictures, but not a professional photographer, insect lover, nature lover, looking for momentum is my hobby.