North Sumatra Museum

This museum holds thousands of objects including early tools, ancient burial stones, weapons, and written religious texts arranged within a two-story building. The collections show the geological development of the region and the cultures that lived here over time.

This institution was founded in the middle of the 20th century and received its official status in the 1980s as the region's primary cultural facility. It systematically gathered objects that document the area's past.

The exhibition shows how communities in the region shaped their beliefs and made tools for daily life across different periods. You can observe how traditions shifted as various groups arrived and influenced each other.

The museum sits on a main street and is reachable from several bus stops in the city. Plan time to move slowly through all the rooms, as there is much to examine.

Some of the manuscripts come from local scholars and show how knowledge was passed along in the region before it was written down. These texts offer a rare view into the thinking and values of earlier generations.