Good News From Erick Thohir, He Will Open Sarinah Building In March 2022

Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - SOE Minister Erick Thohir plans to open the Sarinah Building in March 2022. During this period, the Sarinah Building was completely renovated.

"Of course today is part of the checks that we carry out continuously. I have been here three times and of course the progress is very good, and we originally planned it in August at that time but due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, we decided to open it in March next year," said Erick Thohir with the young finalists participating in #GirlsTakeover at the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, September 29.

According to SOE Minister Erick Thohir, Sarinah will continue to be treated as part of history, but of course with a new system and business model.

"I think this proves that history should not be forgotten. This is why we continue to treat Sarinah as part of history, but with a new ecosystem and business model," he said.

In addition to planning to open the Sarinah Building after the renovation, Erick Thohir will also exhibit the restoration of historical Sarinah relief sculptures.

"And of course what we are waiting for later is the result of the repaired relief, I already checked it was good. We are just waiting for the best day for us to show off this relief," said Erick.

Previously, the Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir, admired the relief masterpiece and asked that this work be restored as much as possible back to its original state. When Sarinah is re-opened, these reliefs can also be exhibited to the public.

This relief symbolizes the economic activities of the common people, which at that time relied on agricultural, plantation, fishery, and handicraft products.

This relief, according to the records of several historians and national art experts, was made by a group of Yogyakarta artists during the construction period (1962-1966) which featured peddlers and pelapak who symbolized the struggle of the small people to earn a living.

This relief also continues to remind Sarinah's mandate to raise them. In the 80s, Sarinah was burned and experienced the widening of the visitor corridor. These reliefs were moved and stored on the ground floor.