Museum Katedral Jakarta — Attraction in Jakarta

We came to visit the museum, and the security told us to go through. But after we entered the cathedral area and headed towards the museum (the museum is located beside the cathedral), there was no one to ask. The door to the museum was closed. I asked a man who was just sitting close to the door entrance to the museum, but he turned away his face from me. I walked and asked some men near; they said, "Just go inside." But the door was locked. Then at the end, the same men that I was just asking before said that the person in charge of the museum didn’t come, so we couldn’t get in. The point is, the staff are unfriendly, they didn’t pay attention to the visitor, and the false information they gave even though we were asking is really unfortunate for me. We came far from another island to visit, and if this is the way they treat visitors and tourists, it is very...

The museum used to occupy the second floor of the main church building. Occupying the new building, the museum was bigger than expected, even though I cannot say that it's a big museum. I learnt a lot not only about the history of Catholicism in Indonesia but also how the pastors lived back then. There is an auditorium on the first floor and the second floor houses typical furniture found in the a rectory. The information for each item is quite comprehensive. It was great to visit this museum and anyone can visit it for free, regardless their...

This is a good place to learn about catholicism in Indonesia.

On the first floor they have a brief history about how Catholic and Christianity being spread throughout Indonesia in 1800s. They also have a statue and relics of past leaders / Archbishop of Jakarta.

On the second floor they have a decent number collection of wearables of past priests.

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