State Museum of North Sumatra

The museum is very informative and well made, one gets to know about the history of Sumatra from way back in deep time to Hindu kingdoms, Aceh reign, colonial times, independence until today. Some unique pieces as well. As a historian and an anthropologist, we learned a lot 👩‍🎓

Clean and excellent staff almost all young, cheerful girls laughing and smiling. You need Google translate to go around every where in Sumatra.

This museum is must visit when you go Medan. It gives you a lot information about cultural heritage in North Sumatra. Too bad the av room not working, I believe it will give better information and experience. They should have renovate the toilet 😅, and have cafetaria.

Very informative museum for the region. Beautiful architecture and layout for the exhibitions. The Thai section was unexpected and a pleasant surprise.

This museum well worth a visit if your in Medan. 2 levels. Interesting exhibits. Good lighting. Descriptions are in English as well as Indonesian. Parking onsite.

The rich history of North Sumatra is on display with timeless artifects which is well maintained. My only gripe would be that you are left on your own to figure out the route to take to cover the entire museum.. A brochure with directional guidance to navigate the various rooms across the 2 winged floors would have been very helpful to the visitors.

Loved how the museum set up the history of Indonesia. It was very interesting to walk through, esp with Medan being our first stop in a 29 day tour through the country. We did get bit by mosquitos while in the museum. They need to do a few repairs, esp in women’s bathroom. Overall a good place to go and learn about the country.

An aesthetic museum in Medan, you can find many spot photos while learning the history of North Sumatera. The charging fee is cheap around Rp3000 per person, where you can feel comfortable in the museum. It has strategic places, beside the center road, but it is closed at 4pm.