National Awakening Museum portrays our nationalism
In contrast to the clamorous 100th anniversary celebrations of the national awakening at Bung Karno sports stadium, the National Awakening Museum on Jl. Abdul Rahman Saleh 26 is in appalling condition.
The neoclassic building was built in 1899 for the School tot Opleiding Van Inlandsche Arsten, Stovia, a Dutch medical school for native students.
Built as a medical school by Dutch military engineer corps, the building is more like a fortress or military dormitory than a medical school.
Not many national awakening related collections can be found here except some replica Dutch sailing vessels; hundreds of reproduction pictures of national heroes, heroines, and other historical figures; dozens of paintings of national heroes and heroines; reproductions of some old newspapers; busts of nine people believed to be the founders of Boedi Oetomo; several
dioramas; and medical and old war equipment.