Wayang Museum
Wayang Museum The Wayang Museum is a museum dedicated to Javanese wayang puppetry. The museum is located in west side of Fatahillah Square, Jakarta, Indonesia, near Jakarta History Museum and Fine Art and Ceramic Museum. The building occupies the site of a church which was built in 1640 under the name of the Old Dutch Church. In 1732, the church was renovated and the name was changed into the New Dutch Church (Dutch: De Nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk). In 1808, an earthquake destroyed the church. Later in 1912, a building was constructed in the Neo-Renaissance style on the site, which initially functioned as a warehouse belonging to Geo Wehry & Co. In 1938, the building was renovated, following Dutch colonial architecture. The garden of the Wayang Museum located on the former yard of the Dutch church was the funeral site of General Governor Jan Pieterszoon Coen. Later, the building was bought by the Batavia Society of Arts and Sciences, an institution dealing with Indonesian culture a...