The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara

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Museum MACAN (Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara)
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Location within Jakarta
EstablishedNovember 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
LocationAKR Tower Level MM, Kb. Jeruk, Kota Jakarta Barat, Jakarta
Coordinates 6°11′27″S106°46′04″E / 6.1909071°S 106.767875°E / -6.1909071; 106.767875
Type Art museum
Founder Haryanto Adikoesoemo
DirectorVenus Lau [1]
Public transit access TransJakarta roundel 8.svg Kebon Jeruk
Website https://www.museummacan.org/

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara or Museum MACAN is an art museum at Kebon Jeruk in Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum is the first in Indonesia to have a collection of modern and contemporary Indonesian and international art. [2] [3] It has a floor area of 7,107 square meters with display area of about 4,000 square meters. [4] The museum is included in a list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places 2018 released by Time magazine. [5] Museum MACAN opened in November 2017.

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Artworks

The museum displays around 90 works from a collection totalling 800 modern Indonesian and contemporary artworks from around the world including 'Infinity Mirrored Room' by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. [6] [7]

Paintings

The museum houses collections of paintings such as: [8]

Performance and installation arts

Contemporary and modern art displayed by the MACAN museum is not limited to paintings, but also includes contemporary styles using various media, techniques, and installation art. [10] [11]

Various performances and installation arts that has performed in the museum: [12] [13]

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