Experts' Choice Award Jakarta History Museum (Fatahillah Museum)
What the experts agree on
Housed in Batavia's grand old Dutch colonial town hall, this museum traces Jakarta's history through colonial-era furniture, portraits, ceramics, and artifacts spanning prehistory to independence.
“Also known as Museum Kesejarahan Jakarta, the Jakarta History Museum is housed in the old town hall of Batavia, a stately Dutch colonial structure that was once the epicentre of an empire.”
– Lonely Planet
Frommer's "One of the city's best museums, this is a great place to check out Indonesian artifacts from prehistoric times through the Dutch colonial period and up to independence in 1945." Full review
Afar Magazine "Portraits, furniture, and historical artifacts retell the period of Dutch colonization." Full review
