Museum Ranggawarsita — Attraction in Semarang

One of most famous museum in Semarang,Central Java,Indonesia,,it's a good place to educate the student about the past and present culture in Central Java. Lot's of Historical artifacts both localy and nationaly.

U can rent a guide that will guide & explain about the artifacts,but i'm not sure if they speaking English or any other language.

The admission fee is cheap,even for local,Rp4000 for adult,and Rp2000 for children,less than 50￠USD for 2 people, parking lot quiet wide also.

And there's another attraction here,the Department of Transportation of Semarang City open a change for tourists,to travel around Semarang city in a sight seeing Bus,it's a shuttle bus,it's free,,but because the antusiasm of the tourist quiet high,you have to line up since 6Am,oe if you are traveling in a group you gotta contact the Department beforehand. Or else you need to wait longer just to get on the sightseeing bus.

Have a nice trip,and welcome to...

Warning:Honest review..Hopefully the one involve will read this review for improvement..For your info there is Museum Fair ongoing at the moment started on 15 till the 19th of Sepetember.Unfortunately other than a big banner at the Museum itself..No announcement / widely publised on national newspaper or social media!.So there is less crowd to begin with.Doesnt help that the Museum really need a makeover(painting,replicas need to be updated and cleaned).It starts at 11 and closes at 3pm ?!An absurd hours..We went to this Museum and staffs are far from making us feel Welcoming,You get the impression that either they are uninterested to customers/public or simply were forced' to be at funfair or something...Otherwise nothing much to see as most stations are either closed/for renovation?!-then why the Museum Fair then?Sad to see good and precious artifacts are notvery well kept w for public view.Thank you.Hv a good day!Much...

Huge museum with a diverse collection! Definitely worth visiting. There's the standard Hindu and Buddhist statues in most Java museums, but then about 75% is focused on local culture from the Muslim era onward. Limited English on some labels - you need Google translate. It's especially rich in wayang, ceramics, weapons and batik. There's also life-size dioramas of local artisanal production and cultural festivals. I spent about 2 hours here but could have spent even more. Huge negative though: almost nothing is labeled helpfully. Ex: statues labeled as which mudra or god they represent, no context on era or location. There's 4 buildings, with a second floor on each building. There's also a large outside sculpture area past the bathrooms. Price is 15k for foreigners. It's well connected to the city via the bus system. Also don't miss the WWII graveyard just across the highway, the largest...