Peek Inside the Indonesia Museum at TMII, Free to Visit
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Indonesia Museum is one of the free tourist attractions at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) in East Jakarta. Its location is right on the left side after passing the main entrance, making it easily accessible to visitors.
This museum, which displays various collections of Indonesian culture, has been standing since 20 April 1980, after being inaugurated by the second President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soeharto.
“Currently, our collection is about ethnography. Mostly about cultural collections and traditions. One of our collections is from prehistoric times, prehistoric human collections, then there are traditional clothes, wastra, statues, weaving, crafts, and so on,” said the Head of the Indonesia Museum, Cut Meurah Rahman, when met by Kompas.com at the location on Sunday (26/4/2026).
To view these various collections, visitors do not need to pay an additional entrance ticket.
All collections inside the Indonesia Museum can be enjoyed for free, without diminishing the educational value and cultural experience offered to every visitor.
You only need to buy a TMII entrance ticket for Rp 25,000 per person from Monday to Friday and Rp 35,000 per person on Saturdays and Sundays, excluding vehicle tickets.
So, what are the contents of the Indonesia Museum at TMII?
The first floor features the theme of the Glory of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. In this area, visitors can see various historical-themed collections.
The collections include prehistoric relics such as prehistoric humans up to artistic visualisations of Indonesia’s map, such as paintings of a dragon snake and the garuda bird.
Entering the second floor, the atmosphere becomes more artistic with a dominance of wastra collections, including ikat weaving from various regions of Indonesia.
In addition, there are also various statue collections that reflect the richness of Nusantara’s fine arts.
The third floor is one of the main attractions. In this place, there is a large-sized statue installation named Pohon Hayat, made of copper with a height of eight metres and a width of four metres.