The Official Semedo Museum Opens, Fadli Zon Emphasizes The Importance Of Homo Erectic Findings

Minister of Culture Fadli Zon signed the inauguration inscription in Semedo Village, Tegal Regency, Tuesday, December 2, 2025 (doc Kemebud)

TEGAL Museum Semedo was officially opened to the public after the Minister of Culture Fadli Zon signed the inauguration inscription in Semedo Village, Tegal Regency, Tuesday, December 2. The museum, which has been built since 2015 on land 10,582 m2, is now the center of defecation information with an average visit of 6,000 people per month.

Fadli emphasized the importance of this museum for the world of paleoanthropology. He highlighted the findings of Homo-erectus which was once a major international news. This is a series of ancient human traces. Findings in the archipelago form 50' 60 percent of the world's collection," he said.

The Minister of Culture hopes that the Semedo Museum will develop as an educational space and a cultural space, including attracting the interest of the younger generation. He encourages creative promotions to involve influencers so that the public understands the value of Semedo's findings as a national treasury. "This cultural wealth cannot be valued with money. The findings are very rare," said Fadli.

Furthermore, the Minister of Culture said, "If we look at museums in other countries, the main income is not from tickets, tickets are only 30%, especially here tickets are relatively cheap, yes, IDR 8000, it's very cheap, this also needs to be considered. But the main income from the museum is merchandise. About the income from merchandise or souvenirs in the museum is 50%".

With the status as a Public Service Agency, the Semedo Museum is said to be able to cooperate with the private sector to develop Intellectual Property (IP) potential.

The person in charge of the Semedo Museum, Gatut Eko Nurcahyo, added that this museum is ranked second in the most popular tourist destination in Tegal, the only cultural heritage-based destination. He assessed that the data proves that cultural heritage is able to become a common ground for various people's resources.

The Semedo Museum is now showing off more than 3,100 collections of artifacts, biological fossils, and geological. After inaugurating it, Fadli reviewed the exhibition space with the Director General of Cultural Utilization and Development Development Ahmad Mahendra and other ranks.

With growing visits, the Semedo Museum is expected to be a driving force for cultural promotion in Tegal and an increasingly strategic prehistoric research center.