State Museum of Southeast Sulawesi Province, The State Museum of Southeast Sulawesi Province has a collection of objects consisting of geological objects, biology, ethnography, archaeology, history, numismatics, philology, ceramics, fine arts, and technology
The State Museum of Southeast Sulawesi Province is a two-story building in Kendari housing more than 7,000 objects spread across ten rooms that tell the region's story. The collections include fossils, archaeological artifacts, traditional objects, historical photographs, and a blue whale bone measuring over 12 meters long.
It was founded in the late 1970s as a project to gather historical and archaeological items, and officially became a state museum in 1991. Since then, it has passed through different government departments and now operates under the local Education and Tourism Office.
The museum displays the culture of the Tolaki people through traditional clothing, woven textiles, and everyday tools from households and farming. These objects show how local residents lived and worked over time.
The museum is easy to reach as it sits in central Kendari on Jalan Abunawas and is accessible by car, bike, or on foot. It offers affordable entry, parking, clean restrooms, and outdoor areas for visitors.
The museum holds a handwritten Quran dating to about 1500 AD, its pages worn but still showing the traditional ink and special paper of past craftsmanship. Equally striking is a 400-year-old wooden coffin found in a nearby cave, believed to have held a first king of a local kingdom.
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