Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum is a municipal museum in

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. The museum is established inside a 19th-century building former of the office of the colonial resident of South Sumatra. The building also houses the tourist department of Palembang.

History

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The location of the present museum was originally the location of the Kuta Lama, the old palace of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I (1724–1758), sovereign of the

Palembang Sultanate The Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam (كسلطانن ڤلامبڠ دارالسلام) is a sultanate in Indonesia whose capital was the city of Palembang in the southern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was proclaimed in 1659 by ''Sus ...

. Following the abolition of the

, the palace of Kuta Lama was demolished by the British colonial government on October 7, 1823. The abolition of the Sultanate was a form of punishment made by the British colonial government toward the Palembang Sultanate for the massacre that occurred in the Dutch lodge ''Sungai Alur'', although this may have been a political movement to remove the sovereignty of the Sultanate from the city. Immediately after the demolition of the Kuta Lama, in 1823, a new building was built on top of the ruin. The first building was completed in 1824 and was named ''Gedung Siput'' ("snail building"). Later the building was rebuilt into the building that currently stands on the site. The new building is a two-floored stone building built in a

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which blend European style with the tropical architecture of the Indies, focusing on the traditional '' rumah bari'' style found in Palembang. In 1825, the building was used as the office for the colonial resident. In the 1920s the building was renovated with the addition of more glass. During the

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, the building was used as the military headquarters of the Japanese occupants. Following the independence of Indonesia, the building became the headquarter for the

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Indonesian Army for a short period. The building was later transferred to the government of

before finally converted into a museum in 1984. The collecting of objects for Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum was started in 1984 when the ''rumah bari'', an authentic limas house, was transported to a new location at Balaputradeva Museum. Some collections that were previously housed in the ''rumah bari'' was moved to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum.

Collection and artifacts

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum displays a predictable collection of South Sumatran textiles, weapons, traditional dress, crafts, and coins. The gardens of the museum is filled with artefacts from the

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n period, e.g. statues of

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and Buddha.

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