Bulungan Sultanate Museum, History museum in Tanjung Palas Tengah, Indonesia
The Bulungan Sultanate Museum is a history museum in Tanjung Palas Tengah that houses royal objects from the sultanate period. The collections include personal furniture, bedding, clothing, and documentary photographs spanning several centuries.
The museum preserves objects from the rule of the Bulungan Sultanate, which governed the region from the 1700s until the middle of the 1900s. When Indonesia took control of the territory, the independent reign of this local dynasty came to an end.
The museum displays items that reflect how people in this region lived and made things by hand. Visitors can observe traditional clothing, furniture, and household objects that show daily practices from that era.
The museum is easy to navigate and visitors can move through the exhibition halls at their own pace. It helps to check opening hours before your visit to ensure access during the time you plan to arrive.
Several artifacts in the collection were buried underground during a fire and remain rare physical connections to this historical period. These items saved from destruction tell their own story of survival and preservation.
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