Puppet Museum is located at Jl. Great Northern No. door. 27.was originally a location of an old church that was founded VOCin 1640 under the name "de oude Hollandsche Kerk" until the year 1732 that serves as a place to worship civilians and soldiersof the Dutch who lived in Batavia.
In 1733 the church underwent repairs, and the name was changed to "de Nieuwe Kerk Hollandsche" and stood until 1808. In the courtyard of this church is now a park open space Puppet Museum, in it there is a small park with the inscription, inscriptions, amounting to 9 (nine) of fruit that displays the names of Dutch officials who had buried in the churchyard.
Among the inscriptions are written the name of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, a Governor General who successfully took the city Jayakarta on May 30, 1619 after a power P. Jayakarta paralyzed by disagreement with the Sultan of Banten, Heeren XVII In 1621 Coen ordered to wear the name of the port city of Jayakarta to Batavia. City of Batavia was built by Coen on Jayakarta debris by creating a mock city in accordance with the cities in the Netherlands.
As a result of the earthquake, the New Dutch Church buildingshad been damaged. Furthermore, the site of the former churchbuilding that was built as it now appears to function as awarehouse owned by Geo Wehry & Co. company. The face of themuseum was built in 1912 by Noe Reinaissance style, and in 1938 all parts of the building was restored and adapted to thestyle of the Dutch house in the days of the Company.
In accordance besluit Dutch Government, dated August 14, 1936 has been set into the building and land monuments. Subsequently purchased by Bataviaasch Genootschap Kunsten van en Wetenschappen (BG) is an independent institution established for the purpose of advancing research in the arts and sciences, especially in the fields of biology, physics, archeology, literature, ethnology and history, and publishing research results.
In 1937 the building handed over to the agency Stichting oud Batavia and later converted into a museum by the name "de oude Bataviasche Museum" or the museum of Old Batavia "the opening made by the last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Jonkheer Meester Aldius Warmoldu Tjarda Lambertus van Starkenborg Stachouwer (22 December 1939). Ever since the Japanese occupation and the revolution of independence of Indonesia museum building is not maintained. In 1957 Indonesia submitted to the Cultural Institutions (IFIs) and since then the museum's name changed to Old Jakarta Museum
On August 1, 1960 its name shortened to the Jakarta Museum. On September 17, 1962 by IFI submitted to the government of Indonesia cq Ministry of Education and Culture and in the end on June 23, 1968 by the Director General of Ministry of Culture. Education and Culture museum building handed over to the Government of DKI Jakarta and in this building is also the Office of Jakarta History Museum and offices
Since removals Jakarta Museum (now the Jakarta History Museum) to the former building KODIM 0503 West Jakarta which was formerly called the building Stadhuis / City Hall, the former office building of Jakarta History Museum and then used as the Puppet Museum. The idea of founding the Museum Wayang is when the Governor of Jakarta H. Ali Sadikin while attending Week Puppet II in 1974. With the support of the organizers of the event, Governor of DKI Jakarta with puppet lovers, The Jakarta administration designate the building located on Jl. Great Northern No. door. 27 as the Puppet Museum.
when visiting there you can buy a souvenir, among others provided: puppet show, puppet, puppet glass, books, puppets and so forth.
source :
http://www.museumwayang.com/
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