JAKARTA - The Adaik Suluah Nagari exhibition was officially opened at the Indonesian National Museum, Thursday (22/1). The Ministry of Culture uses this exhibition to encourage improvements in the management of regional museums while raising the wealth of Minangkabau culture in a more contextual and relevant way for the public.
Minister of Culture Fadli Zon emphasized that the exhibition was not intended as a ceremonial event. He called Adaik Suluah Nagari as a cultural education space that displays the values, social structures, and local wisdom of Minangkabau who have lived in nagari.
"The collection displayed shows cultural expressions in artifacts, miniature buildings, clothing, jewelry, to documentation of the daily life of the Minangkabau people. This is not just objects, but a value system," said Fadli.
He assessed that the National Museum needs to be used as a benchmark for museum management in the region. According to him, there are still many provincial and district museums that need improvement, especially in the preparation of story lines, exhibition management, and public education quality.
"We want the National Museum to be a benchmark. Regional museums must start to improve, from storylines, displays, educators, to conservators," he said.
The Adaik Suluah Nagari (Custom as a Beacon of Values, Guardian of Nagari Marwah) exhibition carries a thematic concept by displaying Minangkabau customary artifacts, ancient manuscripts, traditional clothing and jewelry, to works of art. All collections are arranged to show the role of custom as a social foundation and cultural identity.
The inauguration of the exhibition was also attended by Deputy Minister of Culture Giring Ganesha, Head of the Museum and Cultural Heritage Indira Estiyanti Nurjadin, Deputy Chairman of the MPR RI Lestari Moerdijat, members of Commission X of the DPR RI, as well as adat and cultural figures.
Closing his statement, Fadli hopes that this exhibition will encourage other regions to present their cultural narratives in public spaces. "Culture must be presented, understood, and appreciated, especially by the younger generation," he said.
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