Komodo Indonesian Fauna Museum and Reptile Park
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 The main building of Komodo Indonesian Fauna Museum | |
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| Established | 20 April 1978 |
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| Location | Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6°18′14″S 106°54′04″E / 6.30394731°S 106.901011°E |
| Type | Zoological |
| Website | Museum Fauna Indonesia Komodo & Taman Reptil |
Komodo Indonesian Fauna Museum and Reptile Park (Indonesian: Museum Fauna Indonesia Komodo dan Taman Reptilia), is a zoological museum located within the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) compound, in East Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] The museum specialized on presenting various collection of the fauna of Indonesia, especially endemic animals of Indonesia, to provides information and education on Indonesian animal diversity.[2] The Komodo Fauna Museum is located on southeast corner of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah cultural park.
The main building takes the shape of a giant Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard endemic to Indonesian island of Komodo.[3][2]
The fauna museum was built as an integral part of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, to showcase the fauna diversity that inhabit the Indonesian archipelago. The construction started on 1 October 1975 and finished on 1 July 1976, and officially inaugurated by President Suharto on 20 April 1978.[2] Initially the museum displayed the collection of taxidermed animals endemic and native to Indonesia, such as the tiger, babirusa, Komodo dragon, and bird of paradise. The museum also displayed the diorama of several ecosystems of animal habitats of Indonesian archipelago, including rainforest, mangrove swamp, and savanna.
On 2000, the park surrounding the museum was transformed into a reptile park, with a collection of living reptiles and amphibians; including numbers of venomous snakes, phytons, crocodiles and Komodo dragon.[3]
On 2015, the museum undergone major make-over and restoration. The renovation took place between August 2015 to February 2016.[4] Initially the museum displayed a diverse collection of preserved animals, including butterflies, fish, birds, mammals and reptiles in their natural environment. The types of protected animals shown include Sumatran tigers, Komodo dragons, turtle, butterfly, and others. However, after the restoration, the collection is focused only on reptiles and amphibian, with main focus on the Komodo dragon as the museum's main attraction. The new Komodo museum was opened to public in April 2016.
