MPU
TANTULAR MUSEUM
The Museum collection amount
to about 15000 items, The collections come from prehistory epoch,
Hindu-Buddha, Islam epoch, Colonial and Modern.
Mpu
Tantular Museum is continuation from Stedelijk Historich. Surabaya
Museum that built by Von Faber, a Germany collector and permanent
in Surabaya. He built the museum since 1922 and can be realized
in 1933, and has just been opened on 25 Junes 1937.
Name of Stedelijk Historich Surabaya Museum in 1972 altered
become East Java Museum by 1 Novembers 1974 by the name of Museum
Negeri Propinsi Jawa Timur "Mpu Tantular". Giving
of the name as respect to big master Majapahit, book author
Arjunawijaya and Sutasoma that in its book consist of Bhinneka
Tunggal Ika philosophy as Indonesian nation password.
This
Museum was located in Raadhius Ketabang then move to Tegalsari
Street a widow house Han Tjiong King of width five times from
initially wide. From tegalsari move again to Pemuda Street 3
Surabaya (now Trimurti Senior High School).
Since 1974 until 2001 museum under the Culture Directorate
General is UPT (Technical Executor Unit) and since area autonomy
became East Java UPTD. Since 14 Mays 2004, Mpu Tantular Museum
is moved again to Buduran Roadway, Sidoarjo of the first address
in intersection in Diponegoro Street and Darmo Roadway Surabaya.
Because
its development, hence the room is also felt unsatisfying adequate,
it is try to get adequate and broader room for museum. The business
is executed blessing obtained by it a new building in Simpang
Street that is now conceived of Pemuda Street Surabaya, and
financed by public.
Von Faber passed away on 30 Septembers 1955. After Von Faber
had die, museum not maintained, a lot of collection had damaged
or loosed. Then museum is placed under the Center of General
Education Organization for the culture that taking care of continuity
of museum life.
Here
in after arise initiative to deliver this museum to Local Government
of East Java Province. Opening is done on 1 November 1974. Hereinafter,
this 'Museum Negeri Jawa Timur' called 'Mpu Tantular' with location
initially in Pemuda Street 3 Surabaya. Because its addition
collection hence at mid of September - October 1975, the museum
is carried over Taman Mayangkara Street 6 Surabaya, which declared
on 12 Augusts 1977.
Until 2005, the Museum collection amount to about 15000 that
classified to become 10 collection types that is Geology, Biology,
Ethnography, Archaeology, History, Numismatic and Heraldic,
Philology, Ceramics, Fine arts and Technology. The collections
come from prehistory epoch, Hindu-Buddha, Islam epoch, Colonial
and Modern.
Pay a visit
Tuesday to Thursday 08.00 - 15.00
Friday 07.00 - 14.00
Saturday 08.00 - 12.30
Sunday 08.00 - 13.30
On Monday, the Museum closed, but the office still open
National Red Letter Day, the museum has closed
