This is a miniature of the most well-known temple in the world: the Borobudur, famed for its beauty, grace, and immense historical value. Built by the hands of silpins, the Old Javanese term for temple craftsmen, Borobudur was constructed on top of a hill between the Rivers Elo and Progo.

To the Batak Karo people, Siwaluh Jabu, their traditional house, is more than just a place to live. These houses are built in a very precise way, using sophisticated local wisdom.

Teropong Sextant (English)

Outrigger, or "cadik" in Bahasa Indonesia, may be considered as one of the success stories in adapting to life in the Indonesian archipelago.

Majapahit heavily interacted with the international community. Many foreign traders came looking for a good deal; each of them brought their own currency. The Chinese traders, for example, brought coins known as kepeng.

This is a stamp from the nineteenth century that belonged to Pangeran Penghulu Nata Agama Hamim al Qadhir Syara fil Balad al Palembang. Penghulu Agama, which literally means religious leader, was the highest-ranking religious official in the royal courts, and so the sultanate supplied them with their own stamps.

This type of bicycle was a common sight in the streets of Batavia, or Jakarta at the time of the Dutch East Indies. When it was first introduced in the middle of the nineteenth century, it became highly popular as it was considered to be a safer model.

This waterspout comes from the ruins of the Tamansari Sunyaragi, the water garden in the royal palace of Keraton Kasepuhan Cirebon. The spout is made of bronze.

This is a parhalaan, used by the Batak Karo people as a calendar, only without the year number. The datuks, or the elders, used parhalaan to determine the good days or bad days to perform various rituals.

Ceramic, which comes from the Greek word “keramikos”, plays an essential role in our daily life.