Bank Indonesia Museum, Surabaya

Bank Indonesia Museum, Surabaya

Museum Bank Indonesia, Surabaya
The museum in 2025
Former name	De Javasche Bank Soerabaia
Established	14 September 1829;195 years ago (1829-09-14) (original building) 1904;121 years ago (1904) (rebuilt) 27 January 2012;13 years ago (2012-01-27) (museum established)
Location	Jl Garuda No. 1, Surabaya
Coordinates	7°14′07.2″S112°44′12.5″E / 7.235333°S 112.736806°E / -7.235333; 112.736806
Type	economic and numismatics
Collection size	A collection of old currencies and display on history of banking system in Indonesia.
Owner	Bank Indonesia
Website	Museum BI Surabaya

Bank Indonesia Museum (Indonesian : Museum Bank Indonesia) is a bank museum located in Surabaya, Indonesia. It was officially founded by Bank Indonesia and was opened on 27 January 2012 after its restoration. The museum occupies a building formerly known as De Javasche Bank, the central bank of Dutch East Indies. After the Indonesian Independence the building continued to function as the Bank Indonesia's branch in Surabaya until 1973. The museum is closed on Monday and public holidays. It has no entrance fee. ^[1]

History

De Javasche Bank opened a branch in Surabaya on 14 September 1829. By 1904 the original building that occupied the plot was demolished and was rebuilt with an area of 1,000 square metres. It was designed in a similar manner to De Javasche Bank headquarter in Batavia, with Neo-Renaissance architecture and Javanese adornment. ^[2]

The museum

The museum has 3 floors and displays the history of the banking system in Indonesia, old photos of Surabaya and old currencies. The museum display is divided into 3 rooms: ^[3]

• Collection of old currencies Room - The room formerly functioned as safe deposit room and is used to display old currencies of Indonesia.
• Collection from conservation Room - The room contains building materials which were replaced for the conservation, as well history of the bank's construction.
• Collection of cultural treasure Room - The room displays old bank machinery and equipment.

Gallery

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  Main room of BI Surabaya Museum
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  Safe door in the basement
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  De Javasche Bank Surabaya in 1910s

See also

• Indonesia portal
• Banks portal

• List of museums and cultural institutions in Indonesia
• Museum Bank Indonesia, Jakarta

References

1. Jadikan Gedung Eks De Javasche Bank Museum Bank di Surabaya Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine , Humas Surabaya, 14 June 2012.
2. , artebia, 15 February 2015.
3. "De Javasche Bank, Saksi Bisu Sejarah Perbankan di Indonesia". Bangga Surabaya (in Indonesian). 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-04-07.

Further reading

• Oktaviani, Elsa Berliana; Yusran, Yusfan Adeputera; Wulandari, Lisa Dwi (29 October 2024). "Integration of Historical Element Character in De Javasche Bank Museum Surabaya with Figma Application". In Yusran, Y. A.; et al. (eds.). Proceedings of the 2023 Brawijaya International Conference (BIC 2023). Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Atlantis Press. doi: 10.2991/978-94-6463-525-6_49 . ISBN   9789464635256. ISSN   2352-5428 . Retrieved 6 April 2025.
• Tresyanto, Citra Anggraini; Joseph, Deograsias (25 August 2021). "Strategy of Tourist Events Museum De Javasche Bank Surabaya". Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal (BIRCI-Journal). 4 (3): 6091–6099. doi:10.33258/birci.v4i3.2411. ISSN   2615-3076 . Retrieved 3 March 2025.

External links

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