Youth Pledge Museum

The Youth Pledge Museum is a history museum in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, documenting the rise of the Indonesian national movement during colonial times. The collection includes photographs, original documents, and personal belongings of young activists presented across several rooms on different floors.

A congress of young activists from across the Dutch East Indies archipelago met here in October 1928 and led to a declaration of shared goals for an independent Indonesia. The government converted the building into a public museum more than four decades later to commemorate that event.

The name comes from a 1928 gathering where young people from different parts of the archipelago spoke together for the first time about a unified Indonesia. Visitors today can see documents and objects showing how the idea of a shared language and nation took root among the population.

The museum opens daily in the morning and closes in the early evening, with lower admission fees on weekdays than on holidays. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes, as the rooms span several floors and include some narrow staircases.

Before the building took on its current role, it served as a flower shop, hotel, and customs office during different chapters of its history. These changing uses reflect the shifting life of the neighborhood and add an everyday layer to the political importance of the site.