National Gallery of Indonesia

A few days ago, our group visited the National Gallery of Indonesia which is located in Jakarta. In order to get the information directly from the employee there to fulfill our softskill assignment.

To get into the museum, we don’t need to spend money in other word it’s free. The visitors aren’t allowed to bring their bags inside the museum to keep the art works safe. Nevertheless, right in front of the gate, the visitors can entrust the employee to keep their belongings on a locker which already provided. Important stuffs such as handphone or wallet can be brought along with us inside the museum. Visitors are allowed to bring camera but using flash is prohibited. Besides that, we have to keep a distance at least 1 meter from the artworks.
The place is divided into two areas. On the left side, it’s painting zone

Q: Why the National Gallery of Indonesia was built?
A: The establishment of the National Gallery of Indonesia (GNI) is one manifestation of the development effort Pensions National Arts / National Cultural Development Center which has been built since the 60s.
Q: What kind of artwork that being displayed here?
A: National Gallery of Indonesia storing, collecting and exhibiting works of art such as paintings, sketches, graphics, sculpture, ceramics, photography, crafts and art installation.
Q: How many art collections at the National Gallery of Indonesia?
A: 1785 artworks.
Q: Are the artworks only from the local artists?
A: Those all are from the local artists as well as foreign artists.
Q: Could you please mention some of the artists’ name?
A: For local artists there are Raden Shaleh, Hendra Gunawan, Affandi, Popo Iskandar etc. And for the foreign artists there are Pierre Saulages from France, Sonia Delauney from Ukraine, Hans Hartung from Germany etc.
Q: Are there any activites that organized by the National Gallery of Indonesia?
A: Exhibitions, seminars, discussions, festivals, competitions, film screenings, performance arts etc
Q: Operation time?
A: Tuesday-Sunday 9AM-4PM (Not available for national holidays)

Other facilities:
• The permanent exhibition
• The contemporary exhibition space
• The seminar room
• Library

National Gallery of Indonesia can be your alternative tour destination. It helps us to gain more knowledge and give the appreciation for all of the artists. Moreover it’s free. The place is nice too, there’s a lot of murals. It’s like a hotspot for us to take a picture or documentation. The address is at Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur no. 14, Jakarta 10110, Indonesia.