National Museum of Indonesia
Neoclassical museum of archaeology and ethnography, fronted by a bronze elephant from a Siamese king.
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This guide to the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta goes back to the seventeen seventies and a Dutch official who spent his spare days hunting plants in the hills of West Java. It follows the scientific society he founded in Batavia, what he gave away to launch it, and the voyage home he set out on in poor health. Along the way you meet a Siamese king and the bronze elephant behind the building's nickname. Best heard on the forecourt, between the elephant and the columns.
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