Museum Mpu Tantular
Museum Negeri Mpu Tantular
East Java's provincial museum: about 15,600 objects from fossils and Hindu-Buddhist statues to coins and old manuscripts, for a few thousand rupiah.
- Address
- Jl. Raya Buduran (west of the Buduran flyover), Siwalanpanji, Buduran
- Hours
- Tue–Thu 08:00–15:00, Fri 08:00–14:00, Sat 08:00–12:30, Sun 08:00–13:30; closed Mon and public holidays
- Price
- Adults Rp4k, children under 12 Rp3k (2025)
- Area
- Buduran, Sidoarjo Tengah (Central)
About
The museum grew out of the Stedelijk Historisch Museum Soerabaia founded by Godfried von Faber in 1933 and has been in Buduran since 2004. Look for the statues of Durga Mahisasuramardini and Ganesha, the prehistoric tools and fossils, and the coin and manuscript rooms. Hours are short at weekends, so come in the morning.
- Durga and Ganesha statues
- Prehistoric tools and fossils
- Coins and old manuscripts
- Tickets from Rp3k
In history: 14 May 2004 — East Java's provincial museum moves to Buduran
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