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Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara
Barat Lombok
The Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok also
known, as Museum of West Nusa Tenggara, exhibits a
variety of beautiful and fascinating cultures of the
island. The ancient artifacts and decorative arts, as
well as local armor and arms are all displayed in the
museum.
Located on Jalan Panji Tilar Negara, in the South
Ampenan area, about 7 kilometres from the centre of
Mataram City, the Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat
holds a valuable collection of the past. Lobby Hall
lies in the front section of the museum displaying a
modern Berugak architecture. The Lobby Hall is
connected to the exhibition hall through a corridor.
On the left wall of the corridor there are
illustrations of West Nusa Tenggara culture like: the
Gandrung, Rudat, Cepung, Wayang, and Jaran Kamput. The
right side of the wall displays paintings of Melengke,
Toja, Konya, Sak Eco, Handra, and Rebana Rea.
There is a beautiful garden for the tourists to relax
and enjoy the beauty. Permanent Exhibition Hall I of
Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, only a few meters
away from the corridor, is divided into two wings: the
left wing, and the right wing. The left wing has a
collection of photographs, fossils of the Stegodon,
Paleokarbau, and Hypothalamus, and paintings. The
paintings display the origin of earth and the
universe, according to the Nebula Fog theory, tectonic
structure of the West Nusa Tenggara islands, and
photographs of the protected birds of Indonesia like:
Jalak Putih, Rangkong Sulawesi, Camar Cokelat, and
Dara Mahkota.
The Permanent Exhibition Hall I’s right wing also have
a collection of fossils of rare woods, like Rajumas,
Cempaka, Lingsar, Bajur, Kepundung, and Kelincung, and
giant photographs of the kakatua, and Koakiau.
2 paintings illustrating the villages and traditional
wedding dresses of the Sasak, Samawa, and Mbojo
ethnics are on a display in the Permanent Exhibition
Hall II. Bsides there are also the language and
writings of the ethnic races of West Nusa Tenggara.
Collection of palm leaf manuscripts of Asta Dasa Parwa
(Mahabharata), Takepan Kotaragam, Takepan Jatiswara,
Kitab Katika, and Pisau Pangot are among the rarest
collection found here. There is also a huge collection
of traditional West Nusa Tenggara weapons of Bima
Sultanate. Besides there are various tools like Kodong
Iping, Bosang, and Bubu, which are used to catch fresh
water fish, collection of hunting tools like Puyuh
Bird Trap, Chicken String, Traps for Tekukur Birds,
and a Pendiwai.
Among the various other collection of the museum the
most notable ones are: currency from the Portuguese,
Spanish, and Dutch colonial days, Kriya arts, and
traditional arts of West Nusa Tenggara, traditional
game intruments, and mystical instruments.
The Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok remains
open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 1pm, and from
2pm to 4pm.
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