Bank Indonesia Museum () is a bank museum located in
Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
,
Indonesia
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. It was officially founded by
Bank Indonesia
Bank Indonesia (BI) is the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia. It replaced in 1953 the Bank of Java ( nl, De Javasche Bank, DJB), which had been created in 1828 to serve the financial needs of the Dutch East Indies.
History
Bank of Ja ...
and was opened on 27 January 2012 after its restoration. The museum occupies a building formerly known as ''De Javasche Bank'', the central bank of
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...
. After the Indonesian Independence the building continued to function as the Bank Indonesia's branch in Surabaya until 1973. The museum is closed on Monday and public holidays. It has no entrance fee.
History
De Javasche Bank opened a branch in Surabaya on 14 September 1829. By 1904 the original building that occupied the plot was demolished and was rebuilt with an area of 1,000 square metres. It was designed in a similar manner to De Javasche Bank headquarter in Batavia, with
Neo-Renaissance
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
architecture and Javanese adornment.
The museum
The museum has 3 floors and displays the history of the banking system in Indonesia, old photos of Surabaya and old currencies. The museum display is divided into 3 rooms:
*Collection of old currencies Room - The room formerly functioned as safe deposit room and is used to display old currencies of Indonesia.
*Collection from conservation Room - The room contains building materials which were replaced for the conservation, as well history of the bank's construction.
*Collection of cultural treasure Room - The room displays old bank machinery and equipment.
Gallery
File:2016 De Javasche Bank.jpg, Main room of BI Surabaya Museum
File:2016 De Javasche Bank. Safe door.jpg, Safe door in the basement
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het kantoor van de Javasche Bank in Soerabaja TMnr 10015463.jpg, De Javasche Bank Surabaya in 1910s
See also
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Museum Bank Indonesia
Bank Indonesia Museum (Indonesian ''Museum Bank Indonesia'') is a bank museum located in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was founded by Bank Indonesia and opened on 21 July 2009. The museum is housed in a heritage building in Jakarta Old Town that had bee ...
, Jakarta
References
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Buildings and structures in Surabaya
Tourist attractions in East Java
Museums in East Java
Bank museums