National Museum of Indonesia

One thing I never miss when visiting a holiday or to relieve boredom is visiting a museum. A museum I've visited several times is the National Museum or the Elephant Museum.

I've been here before, but since I was in the National Monument (Monas) area, I went back in and wandered around. When I visited, the museum was also crowded, and as you can see, in front of the museum, there's a small elephant statue in the middle of a pond.

Then there's the front facade, which resembles a government building. I immediately entered the first room, where dozens of statues were lined up, along with explanatory labels. There's so much to learn and read in this one room. And all the artifacts on display are marked with a sign that visitors shouldn't touch them directly. If you're interested in archaeology or mythology, this is where you'll learn a lot.

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While visiting, there was also a bear statue surrounded by people, and a tour guide was explaining its meaning. It was a statue of Bhairawa Buddha. Look at the details at the statue's feet; the rows of skulls are still clearly visible.

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After this area, the next is the statue garden. It's still filled with statues, but this time it's in a more open space. There are several statues dedicated to specific faiths, such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Among them are the Dwarapal statues, which symbolize the guardian of the sacred door and act as a deterrent to negative energy in Hindu beliefs. There are also statues of seated cows, and others. This is especially enjoyable because of the beautiful landscape between the garden and the museum's white building.

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In addition, there are also special exhibition spaces. When I visited, there was an exhibition about the Indonesian keris (Indonesian kris), a part of Indonesia's cultural heritage.

Across from the keris exhibition room, there is a room that chronicles the fire and displays the remains of museum items damaged by the fire. Some were saved, while others remain on display in a damaged state, reminding us that the museum was once a tragedy that damaged its valuable collections.

There's a description of the ruins and restoration, a headless statue, and so on.

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In this room, there's also a clear, acrylic-like model of the National Museum building. You might have to zoom in on the photo I've included to see the details. Honestly, at first glance, it's really not that noticeable.

So, that concludes my tour of the National Museum. Hopefully, next time I can take you to another equally beautiful museum. Thank you for following my journey. I hope you also have time to explore and heal this weekend. See you in my next post. Bye...

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