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        "msgid": "fadli-four-foundations-for-developing-history-and-culture-through-museums-1780916909",
        "date": "2026-05-18 14:17:37",
        "title": "Fadli: Four Foundations for Developing History and Culture Through Museums",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Minister of Culture Fadli Zon has outlined four key pillars for museum policy aimed at revitalising national identity and historical knowledge. The strategy focuses on using museums as instruments for nation-building, public learning spaces, cultural sovereignty through repatriation, and economic drivers for the cultural industry.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Culture Fadli Zon stated that museum\npolicy is built upon four foundations intended to revitalise knowledge,\nincluding history, through museums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuseum policy stands on at least four foundations; first, the museum\nas an instrument for shaping national identity and character,\u201d Fadli\nsaid during a cultural oration held at the National Museum in Jakarta on\nMonday, in observance of International Museum Day.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, a great nation is determined not only by physical\ninfrastructure but by the ability to preserve heritage and ensure\ncross-generational transmission so that history remains alive and\nevolving. Through museums, he noted, historical heritage can be\nstrengthened into a national narrative and a source of confidence,\nhelping the nation establish its foundations of history and\ncivilisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the role of museums in reinventing Indonesian\nIdentity\u2014rediscovering our national identity,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, museums serve as public spaces for learning to listen,\nunderstanding context, and respecting differences.<\/p>\n<p>The third foundation is the museum as a space for restoring cultural\nsovereignty, notably through repatriation agendas. Concretely, the\nIndonesian government has successfully repatriated 28,131 fossils and\ncollection records from the Dubois collection from the Netherlands,\nincluding early findings of Homo Erectus, which are vital parts of the\nnation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth foundation is for museums to serve as a place where\ncapital culture is developed into public and economic value. This can be\nachieved through valorisation, which involves providing broader value to\nmuseums and cultural sites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cValorisation also means making museums more accessible, easier to\nunderstand and attractive, stronger in narrative, and more financially\nsustainable,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The utilisation of museums is also expected to serve as a source of\nraw materials for the cultural industry, which he described as museums\nacting as the upstream infrastructure within the cultural economy.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/fadli-four-foundations-for-developing-history-and-culture-through-museums-1780916909",
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