Perpustakaan Medayu Agung
A privately run archive-library known for rare material on Sukarno and Pramoedya Ananta Toer, old newspaper clippings and vintage magazines.
- Address
- Jl. Medayu Selatan IV No. 42-44, Medokan Ayu, Rungkut
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 09:00–16:00, Sat 09:00–13:00
- Price
- Free to read; donations welcome
- Area
- Rungkut, Surabaya Timur (East)
About
Medayu Agung is a favourite of researchers and history buffs. Two rooms are dedicated to Bung Karno and Pramoedya, alongside decades of newspaper clippings and old magazines. Reading is free, and visitors are welcome to leave a donation toward preserving its fragile books.
- Rare Sukarno and Pramoedya collections
- Historic newspaper clippings
- Vintage magazines
- Free reading, donations welcome
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