Ministry Of Culture Encourages Museums To Become A Lifespace For Knowledge And Civilization

JAKARTA - Every October 12, Indonesia commemorates Indonesian Museum Day, a momentum to look back on the long journey of history and culture that formed the nation's identity. The museum is not only a place to store past objects, but also a space that revives stories, values, and knowledge from generation to generation.

This year, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) carries the theme Suppled Museum, Dignityed Culture as a reminder that the preservation of cultural heritage must go hand in hand with the times. Various activities were held by the Directorate of History and Summary, Directorate General of Cultural Protection, in various regions in Indonesia to strengthen public awareness of the importance of museums.

Indonesian Culture Minister Fadli Zon said, Indonesian Museum Day is an important momentum to maintain the cultural and environmental heritage that forms the nation's civilization. According to him, the museum is not just a space to show off historical objects, but a house of knowledge and a place for cross-generational dialogue.

"The theme raised this year is very relevant, where the museum is a house of knowledge, education, collective memory of the nation. So it not only functions as a storage space, but also a study room, a space for dialogue across generations, a window that opens up insights on how the nation builds civilization," said Fadli Zon in Jakarta.

Fadli emphasized that Indonesia as a great nation has a rich cultural diversity and ancestral heritage that must be maintained together. The museum, he said, became the cultural storefront as well as the front line in preserving artifacts and ecophacs that reflected the nation's cultural journey.

He also reminded that the responsibility to maintain cultural heritage is not only in the hands of the government, but also in the community. Through the museum, we can understand who we are as a nation and how this civilization was built," he said.

Currently, there are 481 museums spread throughout Indonesia. Of these, 196 museums are managed by local governments, 118 are under the central government, 166 are owned by individuals, and one museum is under the auspices of indigenous law communities.

"This has been registered in the Museum Directorate. In terms of quality and standards, museums in Indonesia are divided into several categories based on type," explained Fadli.

As part of a series of Indonesian Museum Day 2025, the Ministry of Education and Culture has also held major activities such as Discussion of the Integrated Group (DKT) towards Indonesian Museum Day and Declaration of Indonesian Museum Day.

Through this warning, the government hopes to grow public awareness to make the museum a part of a cultured life. More than just a space to show off, museums are expected to be a source of inspiration and reflection space for the public to understand the past, explore the present, and design the future based on the noble values of the nation.