Gentala Arasy Tower Museum, Islamic museum in Arab Melayu, Indonesia

The Gentala Arasy Tower Museum is a building housing a collection of Islamic artifacts, religious manuscripts, and historical objects along the Batang Hari River. Its rooms contain Quran manuscripts, ancient coins, and garments that document the religious heritage of the region.

The tower was built between 2011 and 2014 by the Public Works Office of Jambi Province, and the museum and pedestrian bridge were inaugurated on 28 March 2015 by Vice President Jusuf Kalla. The tower was the idea of Governor Hasan Basri Agus for Jambi Seberang, and the museum symbolises the area as a centre of Islamic education.

The name Gentala Arasy combines genta (sound), tala (harmony) and arasy (heaven), and also forms the acronym Genah Tanah Lahir Abdurrahman Sayoeti, the Jambi governor born in Jambi Kota Seberang. The tower's bell sounds to mark the five daily prayers for Muslims across Jambi.

The museum sits on the bank of the Batang Hari in Arab Melayu, Pelayangan, and is reached via the Gentala Arasy pedestrian bridge. It opens Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 17:00 WIB and closes on national holidays. The circular exhibition room is compact, so allow time to view the large Quran and bedug.

A large bedug drum in the circular exhibition hall is an object that speaks to Jambi's role in Indonesian Islamic musical tradition. This drum is rarely displayed in other museums and shows how sound and ritual were closely connected in this place.