Krakatao museum to be moved

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: You can't move a mountain but you sure can move the museum of a legendary volcano.

Local authorities have launched a plan to bring the Krakatao Museum over from Carita, on the westernmost coast of Java, because the site where it is currently located has been acquired for a new hotel project by the Lippo Land business group, Antara news agency reported.

German-born Axel Ridder, who has lived in the area for 24 years and helped build the museum, suggested the relocation.

The museum contains relics of the Krakatao volcano that last erupted in 1883, killing thousands of people in Java and Sumatra. Anak Krakatao (the Child of Krakatao) has since surfaced in the Sunda Strait near the former volcano.

A seven-person team from Lampung's education and culture office and tourism office has been formed to prepare for the move. (emb)