Displaying the true craftsmanship of the traditional fine arts and the ceramics of Indonesia, the Fine Art and Ceramic Museum is placed alongside the Wayang Museum and Jakarta History Museum in the east side of Fatahillah square. Holiday accommodation Jakarta is not hard to find as Countrywoods Residences Jakarta offers ideal serviced apartments in South Jakarta allowing you to explore the city with ease. The building that houses the museum has quite a history to itself as it was built in the year 1870 and has been used as the Court of Justice, Indonesian military dormitory and as the logistic warehouse, the West Jakarta Mayor Office and as an office for the Jakarta Museum and History Department before it was finally inaugurated as the Fine Art and Ceramic museum in 1976.
While housing a fascinating collection of traditional Indonesian handicrafts, the museum also showcases paintings by Indonesian painters such as the romanticist painter Raden Saleh and expressionist painter Affandi. Also found in this museum are traditional ceramics from different parts of Indonesia while and ceramics from other parts of the world such as Japan, Europe, China and Thailand.
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