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30-427: The museum was designed as the integral part of the whole Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) complex. It was meant as a learning center of Indonesian culture , "one stop to learn about Indonesia". The TMII complex was built and inaugurated in 1975 under the patronage of Mrs. Tien Suharto . The construction of the museum started in 1976 and opened to public on 20 April 1980 during the 5th anniversary of TMII. The museum

60-406: A convention on 8 Cendana Street on 13 March 1970. Through this recreational site, she hoped to cultivate national pride in more Indonesian people. A project called "Indonesian Miniature Project" was started by Harapan Kita Foundation in 1972. The concept of this culture-based recreational area was inspired by Indonesia's unparalleled natural riches and local folk diversity. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

90-548: A facelift in 2023 with new flat color variations and the slogan was changed into Jelajah Cerita Indonesia (Explore the Story of Indonesia). On 31 December 2014, the World Peace Committee recognized TMII as an International Civilization Park and World Peace Theme Park. The idea of presenting Indonesia on a small scale was conceived by first lady , Siti Hartinah , better known as Tien Suharto . It came about at

120-470: A pair of wild caught largetooth sawfish from Lake Sentani , which died in 2005, making it the only public aquarium to keep sawfish in Indonesia. A large featherback kept by Dunia Air Tawar was said to be the extinct Chitala lopis . The individual is a wild caught from West Java . A dinosaur and Indonesian folklore themed park. Pusat peragaan Iptek or Science and Technology Display Centre

150-676: Is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta , Indonesia . Since July 2021, it is operated by PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan, dan Ratu Boko, a subsidiary of the state-owned tourism holding company Injourney . It was operated by Yayasan Harapan Kita, a foundation established by Siti Hartinah , the first lady during most of the New Order and wife of Suharto , and run by Suharto's descendants since his death until 2021. It has an area of about 147 hectares (363 acres). The project cost some US$ 26 million. The park

180-524: Is a lake with a miniature of the archipelago in the middle of it, cable cars, museums, Keong Emas IMAX cinema (Indonesia's only IMAX cinema until the 2010s), a theater called the Theatre of My Homeland ( Theater Tanah Airku ) and other recreational facilities which make TMII one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city. In 2007, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah launched a new logo with branding slogan Pesona Indonesia (Indonesian Charm). It received

210-557: Is a large wooden carving of the Kalpataru tree, the tree of life. This eight meters high and four meters wide tree symbolizes nature and the universe and contains five basic elements; air, water, wind, earth, and fire. Sometimes the museum also displays non-permanent or temporary exhibitions with specific themes, such as topeng (traditional mask ), traditional textiles, weapons, paintings, also art and craft demonstrations; such as batik or wayang kulit making. Other buildings within

240-401: Is a synopsis of Indonesian culture , with virtually all aspects of daily life in Indonesia's 26 (in 1975) provinces encapsulated in separate pavilions with the collections of rumah adat as the example of Indonesian vernacular architecture , clothing , dances and traditions are all depicted impeccably. The park mainly exhibites the physical culture of the nation. Apart from that, there

270-486: Is elaborately decorated with Balinese statues and ornaments. It was built in Balinese architectural style. Some large Paduraksa and Candi Bentar (split portal) style Balinese gates, as well as several corner towers adorn the complex. The museum park took the theme of Ramayana Hindu epic; the bridge to the main building took the form of Nāga serpents with vanara ape army that built a bridge to Lanka . The museum

300-615: Is indirectly connected with Taman Mini LRT Station serving the Cibubur Line of the Jabodebek LRT via a free shuttle service; the LRT Station is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the main entrance gate. It is also indirectly served by Transjakarta BRT services on corridor 9 (Pinang Ranti–Pluit) and 9C (Pinang Ranti–Bundaran Senayan) at Makasar BRT station, which is located 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from

330-506: Is operated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology . At the end of 2011 has 15 sites with about 300 science tools and visited by 341,000 visitors yearly. The sites are Robotic, Electric and Magnet, Mechanics, Mathematics, etc. There are fifteen museums at TMII: Since the 2022 revitalization, visitors are no longer allowed to explore TMII using personal motorcycles or cars. All personal vehicles have to be parked at

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360-515: Is the theme of the third floor. The room showcases the traditional and contemporary arts and crafts of Indonesian people. Traditional textile crafts such as Songket , Tenun (weaving), and batik are on display as well as metal and wooden crafts. The intricate traditional wooden carving traditions, such as the ones belonging to the Jepara (Central Java), Bali , Toraja , and Asmat culture are on display on this floor. The centerpiece of this section

390-497: The pluralism of Indonesia, formed from different languages, traditions, religions, cultures, and customs. Manusia dan Lingkungan (Human and Environment) is the theme of the second floor exhibit. It is meant to showcase the interaction of Indonesian people with nature and the environment. The exhibit features different traditional houses, religious buildings, rice barn, and the layout of the houses and living spaces. These include houses built on elevated platforms, built on trees or on

420-644: The 2000s, the original design of TMII consisted of a model of the traditional houses ( rumah adat ) from the 27 provinces of Indonesia, including East Timor . But after the secession of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002, the East Timor pavilion changed its status to become the Museum of East Timor. Since Indonesia consists of 33 provinces (in 2004), the new province pavilions of Bangka Belitung , Banten , West Sulawesi , North Maluku , Gorontalo , Riau Islands , and West Papua have been built in northeast part of

450-411: The available parking lots at the west side of the park. Visitors are diverted to use electric-powered shuttle microbus service called angkutan keliling or angling for free. The shuttle service has two corridors and visitors have to wait the shuttle microbus on bus shelters throughout the park. Apart from that, visitors can also rent bicycles , golf carts , and electric scooters instead. TMII area

480-462: The available zero-emission vehicles, such as electric microbuses and aeromovels, or renting a bicycle or electric scooters. TMII was reopened to the public on 31 December 2022 after being chosen as one of the venues for the new year celebration 2023. On 1 September 2023, the revitalization of TMII was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo . The revitalization cost IDR 1,7 trillion, with additional budget from InJourney up to IDR 200 billion. TMII

510-499: The first floor exhibit is Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity). It features traditional formal dress and wedding costumes of 27 provinces of Indonesia (Indonesian provinces from 1975 to 2000). The exhibit also displays Indonesian artforms, such as various types of dances , wayang and gamelan , also the painted glass map of Indonesia. The exhibit displays the rich diversity of Indonesian people and culture and also celebrates

540-1265: The homes, but also to create a realistic model of the environment and shelters of the various people of Indonesia. The venues, which are situated around the main lake in a similar fashion to the different islands of the Indonesian archipelago , are thematically divided into six areas in respect to the main islands of Indonesia; Java , Sumatra , Kalimantan ( Borneo ), Sulawesi , the Lesser Sunda Islands , Maluku and Papua . Each pavilions featured in typical vernacular Indonesian architecture of each provinces. Examples of Indonesian traditional vernacular houses are: Joglo and Omah Kudus Javanese houses of Central Java and Yogyakarta pavilion; Minang Rumah Gadang of West Sumatra pavilion; Malay houses of Jambi and Riau provinces; Torajan Tongkonan and Bugis house of South Sulawesi pavilion; and Balinese house compound with intricately carved candi bentar split gate and kori agung gate. It also displays various traditional costumes, wedding costumes, dance costumes, ethnographic artifacts such as weapons and daily tools, and models of traditional architecture to describe

570-402: The main entrance gate. Despite that, Transjakarta operate feeder routes that directly serves TMII, which includes corridor 7D (TMII–Tegal Parang) feeder route, JAK-36 (Cilangkap–Cililitan) and JAK-108 (Kramat Jati–Bambu Apus) Mikrotrans routes; using microbus or angkot fleets. In 2011, the operator planned to disburse $ 35 million for building a new Discovery World theme park. A 2-hectare area

600-469: The museum complex are Balinese park, Bale Panjang, Bale Bundar, and Soko Tujuh building that are available for rent to host public or private events. 6°18′04″S 106°53′29″E  /  6.30111°S 106.89139°E  / -6.30111; 106.89139 Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Taman Mini Indonesia Indah ( lit.   ' Beautiful Indonesia Mini Park ' ; formerly Taman Mini "Indonesia Indah" with apostrophes—abbreviated as TMII )

630-411: The new concept has an environmental friendly design, more green spaces were added, so TMII would consist of 70% green spaces and 30% buildings – based on its original masterplan in 1972. Apart from that, visitors are no longer allowed to explore the complex using personal cars or motorcycles, because the park is designated as a low-emission zone . As the alternative, visitors can explore the complex using

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660-551: The north and northeast side of the main lake: Taman Burung is divided into five exhibits: Kubah barat (West dome) which include birds from the Greater Sunda Islands (Except Sulawesi ) and the Lesser Sunda Islands , kubah timur (East dome) which include birds from Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands , and New Guinea , a free ranging river exhibit, raptor aviaries, and other aviaries and exhibits scattered around

690-738: The park, although the size and area of these pavilions is much smaller than the previous ones. After the recognition of the Chinese Indonesian culture as an integral part of Indonesian culture in 2000, the Chinese Indonesian pavilion and a confucian temple was built within the park. The religious buildings of several official faiths is meant to showcase the inter-faiths tolerance and religious harmony of Indonesia. The religious buildings are: There are about ten gardens spread within TMII complex, but most are located primarily on

720-685: The park. The park also owns several birds from outside Indonesia, such as birds from China , Africa , Australia , and South America . Museum Serangga is an invertebrates museum that has collections from around Southeast Asia. The Museum also has live insect exhibits and a small mammal park. It also has a breeding facility for butterflies. Dunia Air Tawar is the second largest freshwater and brackish themed aquarium in Asia. The aquarium has over 6000 animals from 126 species, including reptiles, amphibian, crustaceans, and fish. In April 1994, Dunia Air Tawar, known as Taman Aquarium Air Tawar at that time, acquired

750-755: The river, and various styles of traditional vernacular buildings. The dioramas of parts of Indonesian traditional houses include a Palembang wedding room, Javanese middle living room, and Batak kitchen. Objects used in daily life, such as for hunting, gathering, farming, and agricultural objects are also on display. The ceremonies concerning the human life cycle are presented, such as Mitoni (seventh month of pregnancy) ceremony, Turun Tanah ceremony (a ceremony for baby), Khitanan ( circumcision ) ceremony, Mapedes ceremony (Balinese coming-of-age ceremony incorporates teeth cutting), Datuk (traditional community leader) inauguration ceremony, and Minangkabau Pelaminan (wedding throne). Seni dan Kriya (Arts and Crafts)

780-495: The various characteristics of the Indonesian environment. TMII currently has 33 pavilions of the provinces of Indonesia, 7 places of worship, 24 parks/open spaces, 17 museums, and 18 amusement rides and other facilities. Since each Indonesian province maintains its own unique and distinct cultures, shelters, attire and dialects, TMII built a model of each of the houses from the provinces. TMII attempted not only to reconstruct

810-500: The way of life of its people. Each province's pavilion is also equipped with a small stage, amphitheatre or auditorium for traditional dance performances, traditional music performances or traditional ceremonies that are usually held in Sundays. Some of these pavilions are also equipped with cafeterias featuring traditional Indonesian cuisines and also souvenir shops offering various handicrafts, T-shirts and souvenirs. Since 1975 until

840-509: Was built in Balinese architecture by a Balinese architect Ida Bagus Tugur. The main building consists of three floors in accordance with Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana , the concept that emphasizes the three aspects of a human's complete happiness; to nurture harmony with God, with fellow human beings, and with nature. The permanent exhibits and collections are arranged in three sections located on each of three floors. The theme of

870-503: Was eventually inaugurated on 20 April 1975. In January 2022, the revitalization of TMII was started to support the side event of the 2022 G20 Bali summit in Jakarta, with its new concept named "Indonesia Opera", designed by Urban+. The revitalization focuses on area readjusments and facility improvements. When the revitalization was executed, TMII was still opened to the public, until it was eventually closed on 17 May 2022. Because

900-416: Was originally located on a public area of 145 ha, as farms and fields. Later, the team was able to convert these fields into a suitable location for the construction. The topography of TMII is rather hilly, consistent with what the builders required. The team claimed the advantage of utilizing this uneven terrain was the ability to create interesting and diverse landscapes and enclosures, as well as reflecting

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