Elephant Museum

National Museum of Indonesia

National Museum of Indonesia which also well-known as elephant museum. Elephant museum is called due to the bronze elephant sculpture built in front of the museum grand entrance. The sculpture was a grant form King Chulalongkorn of Thailand who visited the museum in 1871.

The founder of the museum JCM Radermarcher - a Dutch intellectuals donated a building and his very own cultural items and books which were a great value to start off a museum and library to the society. As the collection grows, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles comes up with a new premises on Jalan Majapahit in 19th century. In 1862, The Dutch East Indie Government decided to build a new museum that will house, preserve and display many cultural objects and books to the community. The museum finally open in 1868. 

The museum has collection of 61, 600 prehistoric ans anthropological artifacts, and 5,00 archeological artifacts from all over Indonesia and Asia. The museum collections is among the richest, the most complete and the best of its kind in Indonesia and one of the finest in Southeast Asia.

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Tips for National Museum of Indonesia

• Jalan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Gambir, Jakarta Pusat 10110, Indonesia.
• +62 21 3868172
• To visit National Museum of Indonesia you can ride either taxi or bus. If you choose to ride a bus, it’s recommended to ride Trans Jakarta Busway for your comfort. Busway with Blok M to Kota Tua route will pass through the Museum. You can get off at the National Monument (Monas) station. National Museum of Indonesia is located at the cross side of Monas bus stop.