Landmark & Museum

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Affandi Museum


is one of interesting place to see. It is the home of the greatest painter with International level (Affandi 1907-1990). You can see the private workshop and museum that reserve collection of Affandi's finest artwork, and also his distinguished daughter, Kartika.

Affandi Museum has a strategic position from its surroundings. At the south, there are Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga and Manggala Bhakti Wanitatama building. At the north, there is Sanata Dharma University. There are Gajah Wong river and Laksda Adi Sucipto road, while Gelael Supermarket and Institut Pertanian "STIPER" at its west. This strategic position make Affandi Museum is a reasonable culture place to visit when you are in Yogyakarta.

Affandi Museum is laying at Jl. Laksda Adi Sucipto 167, Yogyakarta. This street has a famous name called Solo street because it connects two big cities (that is Yogyakarta and Solo). The museum which is placed at the west of the Gajah Wong river has its wide area for about 3500 are. This area consist of the museum itself and the building used to Affandi's house. The unusual land surface gave an inspiration to Affandi to build unique building on it. The result is, an unique integrated environment planned by him self.

The first gallery was finished in 1962 and used for showing room of his works in an exhibition aula . This gallery officially opened in 1974 by Prof. Ida Bagus Mantra who is the General Culture Director in that year. The gallery has a unique shape. Unlike the others museum, this gallery is very simple but has a high taste of arts. Plus, the legendary Affandi's paintings inside this building

Location Affandi Museum:
Jl. Laksda Adi Sucipto 167
Yogyakarta - Indonesia

Yogyakarta Kembali Museum

is the part of Yogyakarta Kembali Monument. The monument is established to commemorate the refunctioning of Yogyakarta as the capital of Republic Indonesia on July 6, 1966.
The 31 meters high monument, symbolize a mount of heaven. This monument has three floor, first floor consist of a museum library, an auditorium and a cafetaria.

Yogyakarta has large number of Indonesian's famous artist. Some of them are Affandi, Amri Yahya and Sapto Hudoyo.
Nomerous galleries and studios or art museum can be found in this city

Prince Diponegoro Munument Museum

This museum was the former home of Prince Diponegoro, a noble from Ngayogyokarto Hadiningrat who bravely opposed the Dutch colonials in 1825-1830.
This building is still resembles traditional Javanese atmosphere. The museum located in the north west side of the city, at jl. HOS Cokroaminto.
At jl Sultan Agung, part of facility provided by the Faculty of Biology of Gajahmada University you can find Biology museum.
It is related particularly to knowledge about flora and fauna that are found in Indonesia.
This museum equipped with dioramas setting that portrays the life of the animals and their habitat. Among these animlas, there are the Komodo dragon, the biggest giant lizard on earth that only live on Komodo Island in Indonesia 

Sonobudoyo Museum

Sonobudoyo museum has various collections of antique relics and other cultural and historical items that are worth to see.
It is situated on the northern side of the north square (alun-alun utara). Built in 1935 with Javanese architecture