Jakarta History Museum

Museum Fatahillah

The building was a city hall (Stadhuis) until 1710, and then an underground prison, and used as the provincial office before restored into its use today as Jakarta's History Museum in 1974. Start from the right entrance, the first room you'll encounter is the transportation mode Jakarta used, including carts. Next, the chronology begins with writing on the stones that tell the growth of the area from as early as the 5th century, then the Portuguese and the Dutch. The backyard has the famous Jagur cannon. Other highlights include the fusion of cultures from both in and out of Indonesia and the assimilation that shapes the local Betawi culture. The basement used to be a dark prison of torture.

• museum
• history
• family

Address

Jl. Taman Fatahillah No. 1

Getting there

use Transjakarta Line 1

Hours

Tue-Sun 09:00-15:00

Price

Adult Rp 15000, student Rp 3000, children Rp 2000

Website

indonesia-tourism.com (opens in a new tab)