Museum Pendidikan Nasional UPI — Attraction in Bandung City

Bandung has a new tourist destination named Museum of National Education (MPN) is located between the city of Bandung-Lembang, precisely in the Campus Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Jln. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229 Bandung. In this place, visitors can watch the relics of the fighters of North Bandung and witnessed the relics of the past about education. Along with the commemoration of National Education Day 2 May 2015, UPI Rector along with Governor of West Java inaugurated the MPN.

"What is special, this museum actually presents the educational situation of the future. Therefore, education is now a kind of forcasting or prediction. Because, the Indonesian nation should not be glued to the past, but oriented to the future, "said Rector of the University of Education Indonesia Prof. Dr. Soenaryo Kartadinata, M.Pd. on UPI Campus, Sunday (05/01/2015).

According to the Chairman of the MPN Developer Team Dr. Erlina Wiyarti, M.Pd. visitors in addition can see a variety of artifacts related to education can also enjoy the culinary on the floor V while watching the beauty of Mount Tangkuban Parahu.

According to Dr. Erlina, Museum of Nassional Education is a proof of the history of the past and the history of the future to support the development of human resources of Indonesia better. Thus, the vision of this museum is dedicated as a leading and outstanding nonprofit institution in conservation, educational, and research efforts on the development of Indonesian education as well as educational recreation center.

"UPI Education Museum serves as an institution that presents characters and "This space is also equipped with electronic displays in the form of additional data from dioramas on the description of information about the development of prehistoric education and culture through electronic and conventional digital photos and videos about the life of traditional communities in the archipelago. The computer here is equipped with an interactive computer that contains quizzes, games or games related to the material, "he said.

Erlina also explained that the second floor exhibits the development of Indonesian education in the classical period, colonial period, national movement, and the beginning of independence until the reform era. In this room exhibited school buildings, classroom learning, conceptual education maps, curriculum or subject matter and school fees, from colonial times to the latest times.

"The museum also displays a collection of books, stationery, diplomas, subject matter or curriculum and other learning tools from the most classical to the most modern. On this floor also provided support rooms such as library space, research room, and temporary showroom,...

An underwhelming museum experience. Museum needs more care, the interactive display/TVs do not work and some plaques have faded until the text is not legible.

Museum is poorly lit and the layout is not very well planned, some backtracking required. Some images are not printed on high quality print paper and photo quality tends to be poor.

Some dioramas lack an explanation as to the context, leaving the visitor to guess what is being depicted. Also, some information is not contextualized or only superficially touched on.

The museum has a number of interesting artifacts like old colonial-era books, however they can only be looked at. Very reading-heavy museum with not much that can be touched/interacted with. Without a guide who can help explain and also craft a meaningful narrative throughout your visit, the experience can be very sub-par.

In terms of accessibility, museum is on the campus of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. You can take a car or bike and the museum is easy to find. The museum has restrooms and ramps for wheelchair users.

Overall would not recommend a visit, especially for tourists who have limited time to...

Its spot used to be the old Pentagon building, one of the campus' legendary landmarks. The museum displays a wide range of educational systems, from the simplest ones to the high-tech and very sophisticated education. It displays figures and photos of the nation's education icons such as Ki Hajar Dewantara, Dewi Sartika and Douwes Dekker (dr. Setiabudhi who is also the founder of "Kesatrian Institute", a school where Ir. Sukarno worked when he studied architecture in then-ITB). This museum has several interactive devices with touchscreens that help its visitors learn the varieties of educational systems. The most interesting display to me, as an alumni of this campus, is its mockups of the buildings in the university campus. It displays the mockups of Al Furqon mosque, Isola building, Partere park, the faculties, Upinet and its'...