Betawi Museum
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 Facade of the Betawi Museum in South Jakarta, Indonesia | |
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| Established | 30 Juli 2017 |
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| Location | RM. Kahfi II Street, Jagakarsa district, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6°20′18″S 106°49′30″E / 6.338308654917041°S 106.82498519698987°E |
| Type | Special museum |
| Website | Betawi Museum official site |
Betawi Museum (Indonesian: Museum Betawi, also known as Museum Betawi Setu Babakan), is an ethnograhical museum located at RM. Kahfi II Street of Jagakarsa district in South Jakarta administrative city of Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum showcases collections related to the activities of the Betawi ethnic group.[1][2][3]
The museum was constructed over three years from 2012 to 2015,[4] and was initially one of the units managed by the Betawi Cultural Village management body.[1][5] On July 30, 2017, the museum was officially opened and made available for public visits during the 11th Betawi Lebaran celebration, attended by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.[6]
At the beginning of its opening, only one room was available, displaying collections borrowed from various museums such as the Fatahillah Museum, Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin Building, Textile Museum, Wayang Museum, and Maritime Museum. In 2018, the exhibition space was expanded to two floors, with the first and third floors used as museum spaces, while the second floor remained an office. Eventually, by 2020, the entire building from the first to the third floor was fully utilized as exhibition space for the museum.[7]
On January 11, 2022, Museum Betawi was officially registered and included in the museum database compiled by the Directorate of Cultural Heritage Preservation under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia.[8]
