Announce Temporary Close, Indonesian National Museum Invites People To Protect Cultural Heritage Together

Indonesian National Museum (Instagram/museumnationalindonesia)

JAKARTA - The National Museum of Indonesia (MNI) has become another historic tourist destination that announced a temporary closing policy. The closure of this museum will be carried out from September 1, 2025, until an undetermined time.

"Starting September 1, 2025, the National Museum of Indonesia will temporarily close until further notice," wrote the MNI Instagram account, quoted on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

With this temporary closure, visitors who have purchased visiting tickets in September are advised to change their visit schedule or make refunds.

"Information on the reschedule and ticket refund (regular, immersiveA, and/or the State of Elok) can contact the public relations admin of the Indonesian National Museum via WhatsApp at [phone]," he added.

The news of the reopening of the museum will be conveyed later on Instagram. Not only that, the Indonesian National Museum also invites the public to maintain cultural heritage together well.

"Thank you for your understanding and let's protect each other's cultural heritage," he concluded.

As is known, several places in Jakarta have temporarily closed in response to the condition of public demonstrations against the government which are still unfinished. Some of these places are the National Library, National Awakening Museum, to the Youth Pledge Museum.

In addition, previously several historical artifacts disappeared from the Bhagawanta Bhari Museum due to the riots that occurred in Kediri, East Java. A number of historical objects were also looted in the incident that hit the Kediri Regency Government Building and DPRD on Saturday, August 30, 2025.