via various sources: A fire broke out at the National Museum of Indonesia on Saturday night, endangering invaluable artifacts and collections, prompting urgent calls for inventory and preservation measures. It is not yet known the extent of the damage, although at least one of the collection rooms were affected and the museum will remain closed indefinitely as the authorities assess the damage. This is particularly shocking to me as I had only visited the museum last month – you can read about my highlights here.
He emphasized that the team will first pay attention to the safety of the museum building and rooms that caught on fire.
“We cannot enter the building right now to inventory the collection because the firefighters said that it is not safe yet. Safety is number one priority,” he explained.
He also expressed regret that the National Museum will be closed for a while.
“Of course, we also asked the police to immediately investigate what the cause of the fire was,” he said.
Earlier, Chief of Central Jakarta Police Office, Senior Commissioner Komarudin stated that officers of the Central Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Agency had successfully extinguished the fire at the National Museum on Saturday night.
Source: National Museum fire: Saving artifacts top priority, says minister – ANTARA News
See also:
- National Museum on Fire | Kompas, 16 Sep 2023
- Part Of The National Museum That Burned Is The Exhibition Room | VOI, 16 Sep 2023
- National Museum, from Kusni Kasdut’s Traces to Raging Fire | Kompas, 17 Sep 2023
- Burned National Museum Collection Objects Mentioned Only In The Form Of Replica | VOI, 17 Sep 2023
- National Museum of Indonesia Ravaged by Fire | ArtDependence, 17 Sep 2023
- IAAI asks National Museum to collect data on fire-damaged artifacts | Antara, 18 Sep 2023
- Extensive Damage Feared After Fire at Major Indonesian Museum | The Diplomat, 18 Sep 2023
