Government refines concept for Dalem Jayadipuran as Mataram Museum
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Culture Minister Fadli Zon stated that the government is refining the concept for developing Dalem Jayadipuran as the Mataram Museum to fill the void in the grand narrative of the Mataram civilisation within the national museum ecosystem.
“We are developing the idea for this place to become the Mataram Museum, as well as a public space, cultural space, and educational space accessible to the wider public,” said the Culture Minister in a statement confirmed from Jakarta on Saturday.
This was conveyed during a visit to Dalem Jayadipuran in Yogyakarta. The inspection is part of the government’s efforts to develop cultural heritage sites as centres for education and living, sustainable public spaces, as well as a follow-up to plans for its utilisation as a museum and cultural space.
The building, constructed in 1847, has witnessed various important events in Indonesia’s historical journey and is currently under the management of the Yogyakarta Regional X Culture Preservation Agency.
He assessed that this potential needs to be reintroduced to the public through a more active and directed utilisation concept.
“This building is an important cultural heritage site that has witnessed various historical events. Therefore, we want to make it a museum that can record and display that journey to the public,” he said.
In addition, this building was once the venue for the First Women’s Congress, which is commemorated as Mother’s Day every 22 December, and has served as a space for various scholarly and cultural activities.
Fadli Zon hopes that the development of Dalem Jayadipuran can be realised gradually with thorough planning, including strengthening the curation of collections and the compilation of historical narratives.
He emphasised that the museum is expected not merely to be a storage place for artefacts, but to evolve into a dynamic public space, an educational centre, and an important node in strengthening public understanding of Nusantara’s history.