Picture from this link
Museum Fatahillah is the museum about Jakarta history (description in English).
The building originally was a Dutch building which, apart from some necessary renovation, has been preserved to this day.
Information about Jakarta's history, starting from pre-colonialisation era can be found on the ground floor of the museum. The second floor of the museum is kept as the original design, which were rooms with antique furniture.
The museum might not look much for some people, and children might not be much entertained being there, however, the guides can provide various information about Jakarta history. Visitors who are looking to see old architecture should be able to appreciate more of the existence of this museum.
It is a good idea to read about Jakarta prior to visit to this museum, to be able to have a better 'feel' of the visit.
On Saturday (13 March 2010), there was a 3D-video-mapping show, a collaboration of D-Fuse (an English multimedia artist) and local artists. They did an amazing show which used the front part of the museum as their canvass and the museum turned back into a large swamp, just the way it was before the Dutch fort was built.
Original article about the 3D-video-mapping show from Yahoo! (in Indonesian)
Video of the 3D-video-mapping show
This museum is one of my favorites and I hope, the show can attract more visitors, while the government is going through the grand plan for Jakarta preservation program.. ;-)
