Simalungun Museum, Cultural heritage museum in Pematangsiantar City, Indonesia
The Simalungun Museum is a repository for artifacts and crafts belonging to the local Simalungun ethnic group of North Sumatra. The spaces display traditional garments, agricultural implements, musical instruments, and everyday objects that illustrate how residents worked and lived.
The institution was founded in 1939 and has since preserved materials that document the Simalungun communities in North Sumatra. Over the decades, the collection has grown to record how local craftsmanship and living practices evolved.
The collection displays traditional dress and household objects that reflect how the Simalungun people conducted daily life and marked important occasions. Walking through, visitors can observe the craftsmanship and materials that were central to the community's way of living.
The museum sits in the downtown area and is easily accessible on foot, with well-marked exhibition spaces. Visitors should plan enough time to walk through all galleries comfortably and wear suitable footwear for standing.
Among the exhibits are specialized tools that reveal how the Simalungun adapted and refined agricultural techniques over time. These objects show practical problem-solving approaches that were developed and refined through generations of farming experience.
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