Standing today on the grounds of a former old church, Wayang museum has theatrical performances employing puppets and human dances. A combination of neo classic and Dutch style of construction is reflected in the structure and is a pleasant site to visit.

The collections of Wayang Museum are very various, in both small and big size. Wayang Museum collects Indonesian leather wayangs, scarce wayang wooden wayang. There are collections of mask which were sourced from Cirebon, Bali, and Center Java. Some other stuff is also displayed in Wayang Museum, like gamelan, Blencong lamp, glass wayang, zinc wayang, and paintings. There’re some collections that sourced from abroad, some of them are from Kelantan, Malaysia, Suriname, France, Cambodia, and Thailand.

Indonesian Wayang is now listed as a world heritage masterpiece and is a show at Wayang museum is a must-watch on your visit to Jakarta.

• Wayang Museum conducts wayang presentation periodically on every second, third and fourth Sunday every month, from 10:00 am to 14:00 pm.

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