The Indonesian Heritage Society proudly announces the publication of Museum Encounters: Jakarta, a 100-page guide to the city's 57 state-sponsored museums. The book provides brief overviews of the collections of each museum and interesting tidbits about some of the buildings that house those collections, presented according to the city's geography.

Museum Encounters: Jakarta was compiled by 17 dedicated Heritage volunteers.  The full-color guide is underwritten in part by the Museum Wisata initiative of Sampoerna untuk Indonesia and the Mitra Museum Foundation.  Their funding allows us to give the book to travel agents and tour operators throughout Indonesia as part of Visit Indonesia Year 2008.

So pick-up a book and visit some museums!

Museum Encounters: Jakarta is available now at the Indonesian Heritage Society Library on the 17th floor of Sentral Senayan I, adjacent to Plaza Senayan.  The books are also available at the Museum Nasional and at Aksara and Kinokuniya bookstores.