Minangkabau Culture Documentation and Information Center ( id, Pusat Dokumentasi dan Informasi Kebudayaan Minangkabau, or PDIKM) is a museum and research center for

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culture, located in the city of

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. The center building is in the form of a Minangkabau traditional house (''rumah gadang''), with a large garden that slopes up to the main gate.

Establishment

The center was initiated by

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and Abdul Hamid, in which the laying of the first stone began on August 8, 1988 and was formalized since December 19, 1990.

Collections

The West Sumatran cultural collections that can be seen in this place include: * Photographs of various regional wedding dresses * Photographs of traditional leaders and matriarchs * Photographs of national figures from the local origin * Photographs of various types of traditional houses * Photographs of historical objects from the ancient kingdom of

Pagaruyung Pagaruyung (ڤاڬارويوڠ; also Pagarruyung, Pagar Ruyung and, Malayapura or Malayupura) was the seat of the Minangkabau kings of Western Sumatra, though little is known about it. Modern Pagaruyung is a village in ''Tanjung Emas'' subdist ...

* Books on Minangkabau which were published before 1942 * Ancient texts of Minangkabau * Collection of newspaper clippings and microfilms * Tapes of classic Minangkabau stories * Replicas of traditional musical instruments

References

{{Minangkabau Museums in West Sumatra 1990 establishments in Indonesia Padang Panjang

Establishment

Collections

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