Museum Pos Indonesia, Postal museum in Bandung Wetan, Indonesia
Museum Pos Indonesia is a postal museum in Bandung Wetan housed in a colonial building from 1933. The collection includes historical letters, stamps, postal equipment, and communication documents that span different periods of Indonesia's postal history.
The museum was established in 1931 as Museum PTT under Dutch colonial rule and underwent several name changes before becoming Museum Pos Indonesia in 1995. This evolution mirrors Indonesia's transition from colonial dependency to independence.
The museum displays historical letters between Indonesian rulers and Dutch commanders that reveal early communication networks across the archipelago. These artifacts show how different regions maintained written connections during colonial times.
The museum is located on Cilaki Street and is accessible on weekdays with more limited hours on weekends. Visitors should arrive in the morning to have adequate time for exploring the full collection.
The basement contains a complete collection of Indonesian postal codes dating back to the national postal code system implementation in 1982. Few visitors realize this lower level documents a crucial moment in the country's postal modernization.
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