Bahari Museum rearranged

Bahari Museum rearranged

JAKARTA (JP): The marine collections at the Bahari Museum in
downtown Kota, West Jakarta, were officially opened in a new
display format yesterday by R.S. Museno, the deputy governor in
charge of social welfare.

The marine collections have been arranged chronologically and
grouped according to fisherman community, fish-catching
technology, boat-making technology, marine wildlife, Jakarta as a
harbor during the period between 1600 and 1800, the voyage of
steam ships and the Indonesian Navy.

Dhermawan Ilyas, the museum's head, said that the new
arrangement should make the collections more interesting and
informative.

The museum management has been working with the Amsterdam
Historical Museum in the Netherlands as well as students from the
University of Indonesia's Archeology Department and Trisakti
University's Graphics Design Department since last January.

Dhermawan said the 850 collections displayed at the museum
include original boats, boat models, modern ship miniatures,
navigation equipment, traditional fish-catching equipment,
Portuguese and Dutch cannons from 16th through 18th centuries,
Indonesian naval equipment as well as pictures of the country's
sea-related activities.

In addition, there is an early 20th century model of the
Tanjung Priok harbor. The model was a gift from the Amsterdam
Historical Museum handed over during yesterday's opening
ceremony.

The museum was once used by Dutch colonial rulers as a site to
store spices.

The building, which was constructed in 1718, was dedicated as
the Bahari Museum in 1977.(32)