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The Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok also known, as Museum of West
Nusa Tenggara, exhibits a variety of beautiful and fascinating cultures of the
island. The ancient artifacts and decorative arts, as well as local armor and
arms are all displayed in the museum.
Located on Jalan Panji Tilar Negara, in the South Ampenan area, about 7 kilometres
from the centre of Mataram City, the Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat holds
a valuable collection of the past. Lobby Hall lies in the front section of the
museum displaying a modern Berugak architecture. The Lobby Hall is connected
to the exhibition hall through a corridor. On the left wall of the corridor
there are illustrations of West Nusa Tenggara culture like: the Gandrung, Rudat,
Cepung, Wayang, and Jaran Kamput. The right side of the wall displays paintings
of Melengke, Toja, Konya, Sak Eco, Handra, and Rebana Rea.
There is a beautiful garden for the tourists to relax and enjoy the beauty.
Permanent Exhibition Hall I of Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, only a few
meters away from the corridor, is divided into two wings: the left wing, and
the right wing. The left wing has a collection of photographs, fossils of the
Stegodon, Paleokarbau, and Hypothalamus, and paintings. The paintings display
the origin of earth and the universe, according to the Nebula Fog theory, tectonic
structure of the West Nusa Tenggara islands, and photographs of the protected
birds of Indonesia like: Jalak Putih, Rangkong Sulawesi, Camar Cokelat, and
Dara Mahkota.
The Permanent Exhibition Hall I’s right wing also have a collection of fossils
of rare woods, like Rajumas, Cempaka, Lingsar, Bajur, Kepundung, and Kelincung,
and giant photographs of the kakatua, and Koakiau.
2 paintings illustrating the villages and traditional wedding dresses of the
Sasak, Samawa, and Mbojo ethnics are on a display in the Permanent Exhibition
Hall II. Bsides there are also the language and writings of the ethnic races
of West Nusa Tenggara. Collection of palm leaf manuscripts of Asta Dasa Parwa
(Mahabharata), Takepan Kotaragam, Takepan Jatiswara, Kitab Katika, and Pisau
Pangot are among the rarest collection found here. There is also a huge collection
of traditional West Nusa Tenggara weapons of Bima Sultanate. Besides there are
various tools like Kodong Iping, Bosang, and Bubu, which are used to catch fresh
water fish, collection of hunting tools like Puyuh Bird Trap, Chicken String,
Traps for Tekukur Birds, and a Pendiwai.
Among the various other collection of the museum the most notable ones are:
currency from the Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch colonial days, Kriya arts,
and traditional arts of West Nusa Tenggara, traditional game intruments, and
mystical instruments.
The Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok remains open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 1pm, and from 2pm to 4pm.
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