Danar Hadi Batik Museum, Textile heritage museum in Surakarta City, Indonesia.
Danar Hadi Batik Museum occupies Ndalem Wuryaningratan, a late 19th-century mansion built for KRMTA Wuryaningrat, a grandson of Pakubuwono IX, in a mix of Javanese and European styles. Its galleries hold batik cloth, jarik, kemben, selendang, sarung and headcloths, including Dutch-influenced batik made by Europeans in the colonial era.
The museum was founded in 2008 by textile expert Santosa Doellah in the Ndalem Wuryaningratan mansion, which blends Javanese and European architecture. Its collection includes rare patterns from royal courts, the colonial era, and historical trading communities.
The galleries show how batik styles developed through contact with Chinese, Indian, Dutch, and regional Indonesian traditions. You can see how these influences shaped the way people made and wore their clothes.
The complex sits in Kecamatan Serengan, Surakarta. Behind the old batik museum is a workshop for hand-drawn and stamped batik that visitors can enter to see the tools, materials and process. Cafe Soga, next to the museum, serves food. General admission is Rp35,000 and Rp15,000 for students.
The collection is recognised by MURI, the Indonesian Museum of Records, as the museum holding the largest number of batik pieces. Among the most prized items are Dutch batik, made by Europeans living in the colony, alongside jarik, kemben, selendang and headcloths.
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