Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin Building, Historical freedom museum in Central Jakarta, Indonesia
The Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin Building is a museum in Central Jakarta dedicated to Indonesia's independence movement. The exhibition fills multiple rooms with dioramas, traditional Betawi musical instruments, and historical objects from this era.
Thamrin bought the building from a Dutchman named Meneer de Has and used it as a gathering place for Indonesians of all political groups. In 1928 he founded PPPKI there, and the building hosted the PNI congress that year, the 1935 Arab Indonesian Unity Congress and the 1939 GAPI congress. It became a museum on 11 January 1986, under governor R. Soeprapto.
The building reveals how Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin lived and worked within these walls during the independence movement. Personal items and documents displayed here show his daily life alongside his commitment to Indonesia's freedom.
The museum has several connected rooms that you can move through easily to see the exhibition. It helps to arrive with a plan to understand which objects belong to which time periods.
Thamrin bought the building from a Dutchman named Meneer de Has, then donated it as a meeting place for Indonesians of all classes and political groups. In 1928 it hosted the congress that founded PPPKI, and it became known as the Gedung Permufakatan, the building of agreement.
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