NTB Museum to Launch Exclusive Night Tour Programme

Mataram (ANTARA) - The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) State Museum is preparing an exclusive tour concept offering a new experience for the public through its Night at Museum programme, to be held in the third week of August 2026.

“We hope this programme can provide a different and valuable experience for visitors,” said Head of the NTB Museum Ahmad Nuralam when met in Mataram on Tuesday.

The three-day Night at Museum programme will allow tourists to enjoy the museum’s historical and cultural collections at night through an exclusive tour concept in the museum’s Khazanah Room.

Nuralam said the exclusive tour is open through a registration mechanism with a limited number of participants so that visitors can enjoy a more intimate museum atmosphere.

Visitors will not only be taken around to view ancient artefacts, but will also enjoy the evening atmosphere while listening to music performances and discussing with archaeologists at Mantar Field, located on the right-hand side of the museum’s grounds.

“The Khazanah Room, which serves as the exhibition venue, is 70 per cent complete. We have arranged the space; the remaining work involves setting up the lighting and arranging the collection items,” said Nuralam.

The Night at Museum programme will showcase around 90 artefacts, ranging from household implements, traditional ceremonial equipment, jewellery and weapons, to ancient coins from a number of countries.

Nuralam said the programme is the museum’s inaugural evening event, as the 44-year-old regional museum has until now only served daytime visits.

He stressed that the NTB Museum is now not merely a place for storing artefacts, but also a dynamic, educational public space that remains relevant to the times.

“A museum is a place for people to see their origins and identity. They can identify themselves through the objects (artefacts) on display,” Nuralam concluded.