Wayang Museum
Art museum · Pinangsia ·

Wayang Museum

Art museum · Pinangsia ·

Interactive displays, global puppets, and digital wayang performances

Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null
Wayang Museum by null

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Jalan Pintu Besar Utara No.27 Pinangsia, RT.3/RW.6, Kota Tua, Kec. Taman Sari, Kota Jakarta Barat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 11110, Indonesia Get directions

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Jalan Pintu Besar Utara No.27 Pinangsia, RT.3/RW.6, Kota Tua, Kec. Taman Sari, Kota Jakarta Barat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 11110, Indonesia Get directions

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Features

restroom
crowd family friendly
wheelchair accessible entrance
wheelchair accessible restroom

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Dec 8, 2025

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Jakarta’s Museum Wayang reopens with new vision for the future

"Reopened in January 2025 after six months of renovation, this Jakarta museum dedicated to traditional puppet theatre has been extensively updated with interactive games, digital performances and a fully bilingual Bahasa Indonesia–English exhibition. Housed in a neo-Renaissance colonial building dating to 1640 on the edge of Fatahillah Square and a short walk from Kota train station, it traces wayang’s origins in Java (with influences from southern India) and notes UNESCO recognition in 2003. The museum’s vast collection of over 6,000 puppets is shown on a rotating basis every three months and is displayed across two floors: visitors enter beneath towering 3 m figures Gatotkaca and Pergiwa from the Mahabharata, then explore regional traditions (including the Robin Hood–like folk hero Pitung and North Sumatra’s giant funeral puppets) on the first floor and contemporary, experimental and global wayang on the second. New digital installations let visitors experience a virtual wayang performance, test their skills on an interactive gamelan orchestra and even race wayang characters in a Gran Turismo–style game, all designed to keep this centuries-old art form relevant for modern audiences. Open Tue–Sun 9am–5pm; entrance IDR 10,000 on weekdays and IDR 15,000 on weekends." - R Lenggogeni

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Wayang Museum

Reyhana V.

Google
Loving the experience I've had here. First floor is the exhibition hall for Wayang from across Indonesia. The display is very beautiful and the explanation on each collection is very engaging. On the second floor there are more to see such as immersive room (seperate ticket), a small library, exhibition hall for national puppets from across the world, and gamelan display. You can also "play" the gamelan and experience being a puppeteer (Dalang) through the interactive screen here. There's also a small yet clean praying room here. Overall a very worth-to-visit place!

Michael M

Google
Happened to go on a very busy weekend in Kota Tua. A bit crowded but the museum was still easy to navigate. Very well organized and displayed history of Indonesian puppetry. I was most interested in the traditional shadow puppets but learned there is a wide range of other styles of puppets. We very much enjoyed our time there. Highly recommend a visit and even more so if you combine it with a visit to the Makuthurama Puppet Studio around the block to get a deeper appreciation and a more up-close and living history experience.

margaret A.

Google
New look interior of Wayang Museum brings new experience too. Take your teenagers or kids to gain more histories about puppets from all over the world.

Huhu C.

Google
Very good. 10k rupiah for domestic. There is interactive show based on the schedule. Free, included in the ticket. All nice and arranged very well. So worth to visit.

Eka T.

Google
We had a great experience overall. The museum had been thru a lot of changes; there are varied puppet collections with written description available, and the immersive show is free tho registration is needed at the ticketing booth. If anything, the time for the immersive show was so short, so it felt rushed. And some of the staff was really unfriendly lol Ticket was only 10.000 and the museum opens at 9.00-15.00(closed on Monday), their instagram is more updated on schedules.

Anova F.

Google
As someone who loves museum trips, I absolutely adored this place! The ticket price is incredibly affordable, and once you step inside, you’re treated to a fascinating collection of dolls. From traditional puppet dolls and shadow puppets to the eerie-looking gale-gale dolls, there’s something for every curiosity. You’ll also find unique traditional dolls from around the world, like the iconic Punch and Judy from the UK. Just a side note—it's closed every Monday but open on Sundays. Interestingly, most museums in Jakarta close on Mondays, so it’s totally fair they’re open on Sundays for those weekend visits!

JILL W.

Google
A nice place for the young generation knows the traditional puppet of Indonesia. But at that moment there were many schools also for field trips the place was not too big for many people inside That made it a little bit uncomfortable feeling inside there. If i can give advice , they should arrange the schedule more, so it would not be so crowded inside.

Ke X.

Google
An extensive collection of puppets from many parts of Indonesia. Provides explanations and articles in English. Some immersive stations, did not go into the room since a school of children are using the room during my visit. Interesting to go if you have the time.