Bengkulu Museum, State museum in Bengkulu City, Indonesia
Bengkulu Museum is a state museum in Bengkulu City housed in a building designed with traditional Bengkulu architecture. The structure features a raised floor supported by pillars and a distinctive five-ridged roof typical of regional residential buildings.
The museum was originally established elsewhere and relocated to its current location in 1983. State museum status was granted a few years later, establishing its role as an important regional institution.
The museum displays traditional Besurek cloth featuring Arabic calligraphy, which represents an important textile craft of the region. This weaving tradition reflects how local artisans blended Islamic artistic influences with their own design practices.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and houses more than 4,500 objects organized across categories such as biology, ethnography, archaeology, history, numismatics, and technology. Items are arranged by subject, making it easy to follow the story of the region.
The museum preserves a vintage printing press that was once used by the Indonesian government to produce currency. This machine offers a glimpse into the country's industrial past and its connection to financial systems.
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