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Museum Wayang
Jalan Pintu Besar Utara No. 27 Jakarta Barat, DKI Jakarta 11110 Phone: +62 21 6929560 Timings: Closed until 9:00am tomorrow Days: Tue–Sun, Open: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM Average Price: US$ 0 per person www.museumwayang.comAbout
The Wayang Museum is a museum dedicated to Javanese wayang puppetry. The museum is located in west side of Fatahillah Square, Jakarta , Indonesia , near Jakarta History Museum and Fine Art and Ceramic Museum . The museum has a collection of various kinds of wayang , such as wayang kulit and wayang golek . It also displays various collections of wayang and dolls from countries like Malaysia, Thailand,Suriname, China, Vietnam, France, India and Cambodia. The museum also shows gamelan sets, wayang sculptures, as well as wayang paintings. Inside the museum is the plate marking the tombstone of Jan Pieterszoon Coen. A wayang theater and a workshop of wayang-making is periodically organised in the museum.
