National Museum, Jakarta

Biggest museum in Jakarta (probably in Indonesia), located in Medan Merdeka area, super strategic and easy to reach. Parking area is very wide, both for car and motorcycle. Parking area is in the basement, so you need a little walk to get into the museum. General admission is very cheap, i don't remember exact price, but it's in range of 5k-10k rupiahs. I recommend you to buy the ticket in advance from their website, but it's okay if you buy the ticket on the spot. Their collections are very diverse and complete. It's a best place to learn about the Indonesian history, from prehistoric era until the modern era. This museum is very well managed, applause for the management. Sometime they held a non-permanent exhibition and music concert as well. So i think it's a good move by the management, to make the image of museum from a place that is so segmented, to be a public place that is opened for everyone. 5/5 stars.

I was blown away by the diverse collection of items this museum has. I have seen a lot of museums (in different countries including south Asia, south east Asia, Europe and USA) showing cultural history of a society, but I felt that this one is probably the only complete historical museum I have seen till date. It covers diverse aspects of Indonesia. Right from historical kingdoms, religion and ethnicity of people, their rituals, culture, food habits, clothing, ornaments, daily essentials, tools, weapons...almost every aspect of the Indonesian people is covered here. Its visually stunning and you just can not get enough if it. Another commendable thing is despite it being so vast, it is very well maintained and well managed. They do charge a nominal fee, but its well worth it. A must must visit if you are in Jakarta.