The District Museum
at Kota Tua Jakarta

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Kota Tua Jakarta holds many invaluable treasures: the place, the buildings and the histories revealed there for centuries. Therefore, some of these historical buildings are turned into museums to preserve them. Since there are six museums in this area, people called it the District Museum.

Let’s explore them all :)

1. Museum Fatahillah a.k.a. Museum Sejarah Jakarta - Jakarta History Museum

Museum Sejarah Jakarta a.k.a. Jakarta History Museum a.k.a. Museum Fatahillah at Kota Tua Jakarta

This is the biggest museum in the old town. It exhibits many historical artifacts that tell the history of Jakarta.

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In addition to the history of Jakarta, the building itself has a long history, from a city hall to a prominent museum!

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2. Museum Wayang - Puppet Museum

Museum Wayang - Puppet Museum, at Kota Tua Jakarta

Do you like dolls, puppet and the like? Jakarta has a Puppet Museum in the District Museum of Kota Tua Jakarta. There are various dolls and puppets displayed here from all over the world, as well as the instruments for their performances. Since the building was originally built as a church, there are some tombstones exhibited inside the museum.

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3. Museum Seni Rupa dan Keramik Indonesia - Fine Art and Ceramic Museum

Museum Seni Rupa dan Keramik Indonesia - Fine Art and Ceramic Museum at Kota Tua Jakarta

This museum is located in the east side of Fatahillah plaza. It was built in 1870 for the judicial department during Dutch settlement. It has many rooms filled with wooden showcases displaying  porcelains and potteries. These rooms are connected to open terraces, where the sculptures are displayed. Like many other old buildings, the rooms are on the four sides of the building, while the middle is an open area for gardens. In my opinion, the eye catching spots in this museum are the 2 gardens inside the museum. They are very neat, clean, and decorated with several sculptures and a garden bench. They are perfect for relaxing from the busy city like Jakarta.
Unfortunately, we are not allowed to take any picture in this museum.

4. Museum Bank Indonesia

Museum Bank Indonesia at Kota Tua Jakarta


The best museum in the District Museum of Kota Tua Jakarta, Museum Bank Indonesia is very well maintained, the displays are attractive and informative. It occupies the historical building of De Javasche Bank, which was built in 1909 and completed in 1926.

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5. Museum Bank Mandiri - Mandiri Bank Museum

Museum Bank Mandiri at Kota Tua Jakarta

Museum Bank Mandiri is located next to Museum Bank Indonesia. Originally, it is the headquarter of Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij (NHM), a Dutch trading company. Later on it branched to banking business. In 1960 this bank was nationalized and became state’s bank. Following some mergers, now it is under Mandiri Bank, hence, the name of the museum is Mandiri Bank Museum.

The display in this museum is all about banking activities in the past: the teller as well as the administrative clerks in the back office. You also can visit the safe deposit boxes in the basement! 

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6. Museum Bahari - Maritime Museum

Museum Bahari - Maritime Museum at Kota Tua Jakarta

Initially it was a warehouse built by the Dutch to store the spices collected from all over Indonesia before they were shipped to Europe. Now it becomes a Maritime Museum, which has massive collections of things related to maritime. This museum is combined  with Menara Syahbandar - the watchtower for vessels leaving and arriving at Sunda Kelapa harbor.

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Opening Hours and Tickets in District Museum

First of all, there is not any one ticket for all of the museums, you have to purchase it at each museum. On average, the ticket price is only Rp. 5,000 /person.

The opening hours of these museums are slightly vary:

  • Museum Mandiri from 9am to 3.30pm
  • Museum Bank Indonesia from 8am to 3.30pm
  • Museum Sejarah Jakarta from 9am to 3pm
  • Museum Seni Rupa dan Keramik Indonesia from 8am to 3pm
  • Museum Wayang from 8am to 5pm
  • Museum Bahari from 8am to 4pm

and they are all closed on Mondays.

Since the District Museum is at Kota Tua, you might want to check out Kota Tua Jakarta, to know how to get there and see what else this place has to offer :)



There are many interesting museums you might want to visit. For example, Geology Museum in Bandung, Batik Museum in Yogyakarta, Museum Angkut (Transportation Museum) in Batu, Malang, and Benteng Heritage Museum in Tangerang.

Geology Museum in Bandung
Museum Batik Yogyakarta.
Museum Angkut [Transportation Museum] in Batu, Malang.
Benteng Heritage Museum in Tangerang

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