DKI Provincial Government Targets 2 Cultural Conservation To Be Revitalized Every Year

DKI Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo via Facebook Anies Baswedan)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan targets the DKI Provincial Government to revitalize two cultural heritages every year. This is stated in the Governor's Regulation Number 25 of 2022 concerning the Regional Development Plan (RPD) of DKI Jakarta for 2023-2026.

"In the future, the government is targeting 2 cultural heritages to be revitalized per year," Anies wrote in the Pergub RPD, quoted on Monday, September 26.

An example of revitalization activities that have been carried out is the re-utilization of the former Kodim building as a Benjamin Sueb Park.

In this plan, Anies wants to make Jakarta a melting pot of national culture. In 2026 the DKI Provincial Government will present art centers which are representatives of various types of culture in Indonesia.

Some of the places that have the potential to become a place of activity as well as the center of art and culture include the Jakarta Arts Building, Miss Tjitih Building, Bharata Puppet Building, and the Condet Cultural Building and Benjamin Sueb Park.

Thus, the revitalization and activation of cultural heritage is carried out as an effort to utilize and appreciate cultural heritage in a sustainable manner.

Currently, Jakarta has 256 cultural heritage objects consisting of buildings, structures, sites, and areas; In addition, there are 40 museums that already have national registration numbers. According to Anies, these historical objects have the potential to be revitalized through adaptive reuse.

"The purpose of adaptive reuse is to reuse space for other functions other than what was originally built or designed to grow new activities that can support conservation efforts," he explained.

Furthermore, Anies views that this improvement in cultural infrastructure needs to be continued by providing support for events or festivals that are able to increase Jakarta's competitiveness in the fields of tourism, arts, culture, and the creative economy which are carried out throughout the year.

Meanwhile, a festival or event must have a strategy and creativity to attract the target audience. Creativity is an important and absolute thing to have in the process of making events.

"With the element of creativity, it can make an event look different in concept and delivery, so that the message conveyed can be accepted by the community," he said.