OKU Regency Has The Largest Purbakala Museum In Sumatra, Has A Prehistoric Purba Human Collection

Acting OKU Regent Teddy Meilwansyah reviewed the readiness for the inauguration of the Goa Harimau Museum, Tuesday. (ANTARA)

OKU - Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Regency, South Sumatra has the largest ancient museum on the island of Sumatra, the Goa Harimau Museum located in Padang Bindu Village, Semidang Aji District. Acting OKU Regent Teddy Meilwansyah said that initially the second largest museum in Indonesia after the Sangiran Museum in Sragen Regency, Central Java Province was inaugurated in 2022. "However, due to the pandemic, the inauguration will be postponed to June 2023," Teddy said while visiting the Goa Harimau Museum in Padang Bindu Village, which is about 31 kilometers from Baturaja City, Antara, Tuesday, January 10. The inauguration, continued Teddy, was the result of coordination with the Ministry of Tourism and the OKU Regency Government (Pemkab) about two weeks ago. It's just that, he said, before it is inaugurated, a number of supporting facilities will still be repaired around the Goa Harim area. "Because it has not been operated optimally, there are still many obstacles and improvements such as road access, infrastructure, infrastructure and electrical power considering the operation of this museum is very large," he explained. He explained that the Goa Harimau Museum is the largest museum in South Sumatra that has prehistoric relics including prehistoric ancient human skeletons aged 3,000 years and 15,000 years from two races namely Nekomolit to Autoromenalisia which tells of ancient to modern human journeys today. "In the museum, various kinds of pre-history relics will be exhibited, including the skeleton of ancient humans," he said. The museum, which is predicted to be thermodern and the second largest in Indonesia, is packed with multi media performances to easily provide understanding for visitors later. The museum building was built majestically and various kinds of history around the museum, which is the largest asset so it must be maintained and preserved. "It is hoped that the improvement and inauguration of the museum will later revive the sluggish tourism world due to the current pandemic," he said.