The National Museum of Indonesia (Museum Nasional, Museum Gajah) is an archeological, historical, ethnological, and geographical museum located in Jakarta. On April 24, 1778, a group of Dutch intellectuals established a scientific institution under the name Bataviaasch Genotschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, (Batavia Society for Arts and Science). This private body had the aim of promoting research in the field of arts and sciences, especially in history, archaeology, ethnography and physics, and publish the various findings. Jakarta travel guides.
GPS travel destinations: 6° 10′ 35″ S, 106° 49′ 19″ E
Popularity: 3%
Interesting things to do:
- The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
- National museum, Prague
- The National Museum of China, Beijing
- Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
- City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
- The American Museum of Natural History, New York
- Museum Of Flight, Seattle
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Russian Museum, St Petersburg
- The Australian Museum, Sydney
