The Indonesian Heritage Society, Jakarta is a non-profit organization offering the opportunity to learn more about the rich cultural heritage of Indonesia. The varied activities of the society, including tours, lectures and study groups, provide a stepping stone to discovering the culture, life, history and art of this vast archipelago. The society has a large multinational following that includes many Indonesians and, while most activities are conducted in English, the French, Japanese and Korean sections provide the opportunity to participate in projects and lectures conducted in their own languages.

Second Annual Art & Photography Exhibition 2010

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Exhibition Theme: “Tanah Airku Indonesia”
“Indonesia: Our Land and Sea”
A Juried Exhibition

Opening Reception and Awards Presentation :
Saturday, March 6
10:00 am- noon
Awards Presentation starts 11:00 am

Location: Lobby of Sentral Senayan Tower I
(Adjacent to Plaza Senayan Mall)

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New Publications Available for Sale at the Heritage Library

Jakarta Explorer
Price: Rp.150,000
(Paperback, 22cm by 15cm; 372 pages)
ISBN 9789791944311

We are very excited to announce the arrival of the new edition of The Jakarta Explorer, the essential guide to Jakarta for everyone from the one-time visitor to the long term resident. With updated maps and full of photographs, this is a "must have."

An Indonesian Alphabet
Rp. 125,000.

When learning about a country and trying to grasp what makes the place tick, one can study the language, check out the latest local films, or travel from border to border - but there are always things that slip through the cracks,background things so familiar that local residents forget to mention them. An Indonesian Alphabet looks at some of the intriguing aspects of Indonesian culture, flora and fauna, and history that are ‘hidden in plain view.’This series of breezy, informal essays unravels 26 topics pertinent to Indonesian life, from savings clubs to jackfruit to things that go bump in the night. The information has been gathered over a 25-year stay in Indonesia – the fruit of casual conversation, travel, research, and dozens of interviews with people ranging . . . well, from A to Z. Given Indonesia’s diverse population, what’s familiar in one community might be news to another, making the insights and information contained in these essays relevant not only to outsiders, but to the hometown crowd as well.