Museum Taman Prasasti

What:

Dulunya Museum Prasasti adalah lahan bekas pemakaman orang Belanda, dikenal dengan nama Kebon Jahe Kober yang dibangun pada tahun 1795 dan ditutup tahun 1975 karena sudah penuh. Melihat potensi taman pemakaman ini dapat dikembangkan sebagai museum terbuka, maka pemerintah Propinsi DKI Jakarta, melakukan pemugaran serta menata kembali prasasti-prasasti batu nisan terpilih.

Koleksi yang tersimpan di dalam Museum Prasasti sebanyak 1.409, terdiri dari jenis prasasti bentuk nisan, bentuk tugu, monumen, piala, kijing, lempengan batu persegi, replika, dan miniatur.

More....

I had planned this Saturday to Museum Taman Prasasti for a amateur photo session with two other gals. After all the trouble getting to Museum Prasasti, we decided to cancel our photo session on the spot!

WHY

They charge us Rp. 150.000 for a day (split 3 of course makes Rp. 50.000 each). The amount that 3 of us didn't expect! We had no clue whatsoever. Then I called a friend, is it common for a ticket price that high to enter a museum?
he said: NOOOOOOOO!

We should've been more sneaky at the entrance and not tell the ticket man that we're there for photo session. Instead, only visiting that would cost us a mere Rp. 2000 each. (see the difference?). IF ONLY WE KNEW!!!! :(

we then decided to take off some place else.
ended up wandering around jakarta pusat.

What frustrates me was, taking photos inside a museum should be allowed freely! unless the flash lights or other camera-effect could damage the artefacts in the museums and the fotos are not for event or profit-oriented purposes (e.g. pre-wedding photos). For the latter purpose, this is agreeable to have high entry ticket, because it's not personal intention anymore but already counted as business purpose.

People nowadays have already culture-alert, meaning they are willing to appreciate more of our own culture. Visiting museums like taman prasasti and fatahillah, kota tua, etc for whatever reasons (mostly is for photography) are some of the examples. IF local governments took this awareness as more income and (pardon to say) more corruption to take, why would we then want to appreciate more of our own culture?

Although, I do understand that these high ticket entry is (maybe) for maintanence and human resource purposes. But do understand that first you have to draw patrons to your place before taking "extra" advantage from ticketing. High ticketing should be supported with reasonable means, too.

People visit tourists attractions to take some memories back with them. Hence why cameras exist. If having to take personal fotos are not allowed, why bother coming there at all? not all people are that interested to history and artefacts, you know. ART EXISTS ON HISTORIC PLACES TOO!

That's one thing to consider for the local government, push the patrons in but don't discourage us with high ticketing for unreasonable reasons.

You'd loose our interest in a flip of a hand.

or anyone can explain otherwise?


*photo taken from foolsbanquet