Aceh Museum
Museum Aceh
One of Indonesia's oldest museums. Its core is a traditional Aceh stilt house built in 1914.
The Aceh Museum was founded in 1915 during the Dutch colonial period. Its grounds preserve an Aceh stilt house (Rumoh Aceh), originally built for the Semarang Exhibition, which displays traditional household items and carvings. The new building exhibits Aceh's rencong daggers, costumes, ancient coins, manuscripts, and the history of the sultanate. In the courtyard stands a large bronze bell called Cakra Donya, said to have been a gift from Zheng He's fleet. Admission is small, and the museum is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 08:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Kerkhof Peucut
- Gunongan & Putroe Phang Park
- Aceh Tsunami Museum
- Baiturrahman Grand Mosque
- PLTD Apung 1
- Lampulo Boat on the House
- Baiturrahim Mosque, Ulee Lheue
- Siron Tsunami Mass Grave