Wednesday, March 5, 2014

[JKT #1] Museum Nasional / Museum Gajah (National Museum of Indonesia) - USEFUL INFO

Museum Gajah
Panoramic view of arca park in the middle of the original building of Museum Nasional / Museum Gajah
Interested in visiting Museum Nasional / Museum Gajah? Here are a few info that will be useful in planning your trip:

Where is it?
  • Address: Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 12, Kelurahan Gambir, Kecamatan Gambir, Central Jakarta
  • Nearest Transjakarta (busway) stop: MONAS (corridor 1: Blok M-Kota, or corridor 2: Harmoni-Pulo Gadung). The museum is right next to the busway stop.
Museum Gajah
The location of Museum Nasional / Museum Gajah & its nearest busway stop (Monas)

When is it open?
  • Opening days: Tuesdays-Sundays (except on public holiday)
  • Opening hours: 08.00-16.00 (Tuesdays-Thursdays & Sundays), 08.00-11.30 & 13.00-16.00 (Fridays), 08.00-17.00 (Saturdays)
How much is the entrance fee?
  • Indonesians: IDR 5000 (adults), IDR 2000 (kids)
  • Foreigners: IDR 10.000 (adults & kids)
Can we take photos/videos?
  • YES, except on the 4th floor of Gedung Arca (the new/additional building).
Are there any guided tours?
  • YES (as we can see on the photo below), and it's free!
  • The scheduled guided tours are available in 4 languages.
  • Tours in other schedule and/or languages are available on request.
Museum Gajah
The free guided tours schedule of Museum Nasional / Museum Gajah

If there's anything else you'd like to know, post it on the comment box or tweet me at @redpacker101. I'll help in any way I can.

Enjoy the trip to the National Museum of Indonesia! :)

-redPacker

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