Goedang Ransoem Museum, History museum in Sawahlunto, Indonesia
The Goedang Ransoem Museum occupies a complex with two warehouse buildings and a large cooking facility built by Germans in 1894. The system was designed to prepare food on a massive scale.
The Dutch colonial government built this facility in 1918 as a central kitchen to feed thousands of coal miners. It was a key part of the mining operation infrastructure.
The museum displays items and photographs that show how forced laborers and kitchen staff lived and worked during colonial times. Visitors can see the reality of daily life in those years.
The museum lies on Jalan Abdul Rahman Hakim in Air Dingin, Lembah Segar, about 94 km or two hours by road from Padang. Opening hours are Tuesday to Friday 07.30–16.30 and Saturday to Sunday 09.00–16.00 WIB. The complex holds separate buildings, so allow time to walk between the kitchen, warehouses, furnaces and ice factory.
The two German furnaces that generated the steam are dated 1894 and carry the maker's plate of Rohrendampfkesselfabrik D.R.Patente No. 13449 & 42321. Steam from a boiler on the hill above was piped underground to 20 cooking stoves, and a two-metre compressor fed the system.
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