Radya Pustaka Museum is a museum built
by Kanjeng Adipati Sosrodiningrat IV in October 28, 1890. He was a pepatih dalem (today, it’s a kind of
vice regent) in the reign of Paku Buwono IX and Paku Buwono X. The museum has
complete collection of statue, heirloom, wayang and old books. The old books collection includes Wulang
Reh written by Pakubuwono IV and Serat Rama bu Yasadirpura I.
The museum doesn’t lie under Olden Times Department or Tourism Department but a foundation. The foundation names Yayasan Paheman Radya Pustaka Surakarta and was established in 1951. For daily activities, presidium was formed in 1966, and led by Go Tik Swan or K.R.T. Hardjonagoro as the first leader.
The museum doesn’t lie under Olden Times Department or Tourism Department but a foundation. The foundation names Yayasan Paheman Radya Pustaka Surakarta and was established in 1951. For daily activities, presidium was formed in 1966, and led by Go Tik Swan or K.R.T. Hardjonagoro as the first leader.
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Location
Radya
Pustaka Museum is situated in Jalan Slamet Riyadi, in the complex of Taman
Wisata Budaya Sriwedari, Surakarta,
Central Java. To reach the museum, you can go by bus or
taxi. If you are from Tirtonadi bus station, you can go by local minibus or
taxi towards the Sriwedari. You will need to pay less than Rp10,000 (US$1.00)
by bus. If you are from Adi Sumarmo airport, you can go by taxi for less than
Rp50,000 (US$5.00). The city of Surakarta is quite crowded, and you may feel
that the journey towards the museum is not too comfortable, especially if you
are trapped in a traffic jam. That is why, it is better for you to come around
9 a.m where the street is not too crowded. The museum has complete collection,
hence you can learn many things from the museum.
Activities
Deciding
to visit Radya Pustaka Museum means you can learn history. The museum is part
of historical tourist destinations. That is why, when you visit the museum, you
can do many things related to history. You can walk around the museum to see
and learn various objects in this museum, including the statue and heirloom.
Otherwise, you can see classical book and learn about the historical book. You
can hire a guide to lead you the way around the museum. He or she can tell you
about the history of the classical book. The old books are precious. It’s not
surprising that the museum takes care of all the collection carefully. The
arrangement of the books is so tidy that it looks so interesting. Hence, you
will not get bored walking around the museum to learn more about the great
history of kings of Surakarta at all times.
Accommodations
Radya Pustaka Museum lies exactly at
the center of Surakarta City. Hence, when you visit this museum, it will be
very easy to find hotels. There are many hotels in Surakarta that you can
select to stay. For example, Novotel or Dana Hotels offers comfortable bedroom
to spend the night. Spending the night in Surakarta will be fun. It’s because
Surakarta is a metropolitan city, so that the activities run through the whole
night.
You can explore many things in
Surakarta, including the entire culture and history of this city. Visiting Radya
Pustaka Museum can be the first step you can do.
