National Museum Manager Has Difficulty Checking Data on the Collection of Burnt Prehistoric Objects

Inafis Polri di Museum Kebakaran melakukan identifikasi pasca kebakaran di Museum Nasional/ Foto: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The Public Services Agency for Museums and Cultural Heritage (BLU MCB) admitted that it was difficult to collect data on the entire collection of historical objects that were destroyed by fire in the six rooms of Building A, National Museum of Indonesia, due to problems with installing police lines.

"We are still waiting for confirmation from Puslabfor so we can enter to register the collections," said Acting Head of the Museum and Cultural Heritage Public Services Agency (BLU MCB), Ahmad Mahendra in an official statement received by VOI, Monday, September 18.

A police line is still stretching around the burning object. The installation was carried out to make it easier for the police to carry out investigations and identify historical objects that were suspected to have been burned.

"Now the 6 rooms are police lined, not just anyone can enter," he said.

Even though he has not been able to access the crime scene to collect data, Mahendra claims that his party has created a special team to handle the process of identifying collection objects affected by the fire.

He also supported police steps to secure collections in burnt areas by installing police lines.

"Temporary information from Puslabfor is that security of the collection is very important. At the police line, not just anyone enters," he said.

Previously it was reported that the fire incident in Building A of the National Museum of Indonesia continues to be an interesting topic of discussion. In fact, the museum management was asked by the public to reveal transparently what objects and collections were affected by the fire.

Acting Head of the Public Services Agency for Museums and Cultural Heritage (BLU MCB), Ahmad Mahendra, emphasized that the location of the 6 rooms that burned was where there were replicas of some of the museum's collection objects.

"This means that the replica is an imitation of the original, the object itself may not necessarily be in the National Museum. Because that may be important," said Ahmad Mahendra to journalists at the location of the Indonesian National Museum fire, Sunday, September 17.

Ahmad said that the current situation in the building A area of ​​the National Museum of Indonesia was under control.