via Antara, 21 September 2023: The government has announced plans to renovate and modernize the National Museum, which was affected by a fire that damaged 817 collections, in collaboration with various ministries and in accordance with international standards.
During a visit to the museum, Effendy said that there were still police lines installed around the fire-affected sites, so he could not directly inspect which room and objects had been affected.
However, he said, there are hundreds of historical collections being identified and cleaned for the initial conservation stage.
“There are 817 collections affected, we are still assessing the damage, from heavily to lightly damaged,” Effendy informed.
He suggested that the museum create a connected system with the fire department during the revitalization so that when a fire occurs, there will be no need to make a telephone call, instead it would be identified immediately and dealt with quickly.
Source: Govt to revamp National Museum after fire – ANTARA News
