The Formulation of Proclamation Text Museum ( id, Museum Perumusan Naskah Proklamasi) is a

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Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

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. The building is where the

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was formulated.

History

The building

The building was built in 1920 following the design of J.F.L. Blankenberg. It is a two-floored, 1,138 m2 Art-Deco-style building over a 3,914 m2 plot of land. In 1931, the building was bought by insurance company

Nillmij The Nederlandsch-Indische Levensverzekerings en Lijfrente Maatschappij (NILLMIJ, ) was a major Dutch insurance business with substantial operations in the Dutch East Indies and in the Netherlands. After Indonesia became independent, its operatio ...

. At the time the

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broke out, the building was being as the British General Consulate. During the

Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies The Empire of Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. It was one of the most crucial and important periods in modern Indonesian history. In May ...

, the building became the residence of Rear Admiral Tadashi Maeda until the arrival of the

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in Indonesia in September 1945, when the building was used by the British as the military HQ. The building was rented by the English Embassy from 1961 until 1981 when the building was given to the Indonesian Department of Education and Culture on December 28, 1981. In 1982, the building used by the

National Library of Indonesia The National Library of Indonesia ( id, Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia, Perpusnas) is the legal deposit library of Indonesia. It is located at Gambir, on the south side of Merdeka Square, Jakarta. It serves primarily as a humanities li ...

as an office building.

The museum

Because of the role of the building in the formulation of the independence proclamation text, in 1984, Minister of Education and Culture

Nugroho Notosusanto Brigadier General Raden Panji Nugroho Notosusanto (15 July 1930 – 3 June 1985) was an Indonesian short story writer turned military historian who served as professor of history at the University of Indonesia. Born to a noble family in Cent ...

directed that it be converted into a museum. The official inauguration of the Museum of the Formulation of Proclamation Text Museum was on November 24, 1992.

Collection

The first room became the site of the first historical event in preparation for the formulation of the Indonesian proclamation of manuscripts. This room is used as a living room as well as an office by Maeda. In addition, this room also describes the atmosphere before the proclamation, such as the process of forming the

BPUPK The Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence ( id, Badan Penyelidik Usaha-usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan, BPUPK; ja, 独立準備調査会, Hepburn: , Nihon-shiki / Kunrei-shiki: ), sometimes referred to as the Investigating Co ...

and the

PPKI The Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence ( id, Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia), PPKI, ja, 独立準備委員会, Dokuritsu Junbi Iinkai, lead=yes) was a body established on 7 August 1945 to prepare for the transfer of auth ...

and the

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. The second room became the place where Sukarno and Hatta held a meeting together at a round table with other administrators such as B.M. Diah. In this room, the original text of the proclamation was handwritten by Sukarno. The third room has a piano, which is the place where Sukarno and Hatta signed the text of the proclamation of Indonesian independence. Another incident that also occurred in the third room was Sukarno reading the proclamation text in front of his house. The last room is an exhibition room of objects that were worn by the individuals who were present during the formulation of the proclamation text. These objects are watches, pens and clothes. In this fourth room, Sayuti Melik and B.M. Diah typed the text of the proclamation of independence

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History

The building

The museum

Collection

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