National Press Monument, Press museum in Surakarta, Indonesia

The National Press Monument occupies the 1918 Sociëteit Sasana Soeka, designed by Mas Abu Kasan Atmodirono, at the corner of Gajah Mada and Yosodipuro Streets west of Mangkunegaran Palace. The complex adds two two-storey buildings and a four-storey one; its façade carries a naga design marking 1980, when construction finished. Inside, ten busts of journalism figures line the main entrance hall, followed by six dioramas on the press from pre-colonial times onward.

Built in 1918 by order of Mangkunegara VII as the meeting hall Sociëteit Sasana Soeka, designed by Mas Abu Kasan Atmodirono, the building hosted the 1933 meeting that founded the Solosche Radio Vereeniging, the first public radio run by native Indonesians. The PWI was formed there on 9 February 1946, a date now kept as National Press Day. After serving as a Japanese-occupation clinic and a Red Cross office, it opened as the National Press Monument on 9 February 1978.

The building tells the story of Indonesian journalism through documents and personal items from journalists who shaped the nation's communication. These objects show how reporters and editors worked to inform the public across different eras.

The museum sits at 59 Gajah Mada Street, on the corner of Yosodipuro Street, west of Mangkunegaran Palace. Two boards at the front carry free copies of Solopos, Suara Merdeka and Republika. Inside, a media centre offers free internet on nine computers, and a library holds about 12,000 books.

The museum holds one of Indonesia's largest newspaper collections, with some publications from before independence. These materials show how journalists reported during and after the nation's founding period.