Museum Surabaya (Gedung Siola)
Museum Surabaya
A free city museum inside the landmark Siola building at the top of Jalan Tunjungan, tracing Surabaya's social and cultural life.
- Address
- Jl. Tunjungan No. 1–3, Genteng
- Hours
- Tue–Sun 08:00–15:00
- Price
- Free (2026)
- Area
- Genteng, Surabaya Pusat (Central)
About
The museum opened on 3 May 2015 inside the former Whiteaway Laidlaw department store, a protected heritage building better known as Siola. Its displays include historical objects, documentary photos and relics from the Dutch colonial and Japanese periods. Pair it with an afternoon walk down Jalan Tunjungan to Hotel Majapahit.
- Former Whiteaway Laidlaw store
- Colonial and Japanese-era relics
- Old city photographs
- Free entry
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Heritage listing. Hours and prices change — check before you go.