Shadow Puppet Museum

The Shadow Puppet Museum located at Jalan Pintu Besar Utara No. 27. This museum is situated to the west of the Jakarta History Museum. It was originally a chruch, built in 1640, and called Oude Hollandsche Kerk (Old Dutch Church). In 1730 it was rebuilt and given a new name "Nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk" (New Dutch Church). The building was then destroyed by an earthquake. The remnants of the building were totally demolished upon instruction of Governor General Deandles. Shadow puppet (commonly known as wayang) in Indonesia, especially on Java Island, was originally a product of the Royal Court culture.
It was first used as an instrument of worship to the ancestors, and after the Hindu culture entered Indonesia in around the 5th century, it developed shifting of values. The congregation consistent of high functionaries and their families and continued to function as a church until 1808. The building as it appears today is the one that was built in 1912, as a store house owened by Geo Webry. In 1939 the building was bought by the Bataviaschee Gnootschap Van Kunstenen en Wetenschappen
(Batavia Arts and Science Institute). An institusion with dealt with science and culture.

Jl. Pintu Besar Utara No. 27 West Jakarta Ph : 62-21 692 9560 Open : Tuesday - Sunday : 09.00 am - 03.00 pm Closed : Monday / Public holiday

"Jakarta HERITAGE book (Jakarta City Government Tourism Office)"