Lampung Museum
Museum Lampung (Ruwa Jurai)
A provincial museum displaying Lampung's traditional clothing, ship-motif textiles and prehistoric artefacts. It offers insight into the culture of southern Sumatra.
The Lampung Museum opened in 1988. Its main building follows traditional Lampung architecture. The collection includes prehistoric megaliths and bronze objects, Lampung ship-motif textiles (tapis and palepai cloths), the traditional wedding headdress called siger, ceramics and ethnographic objects, and materials on the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Entry is very cheap, and the museum is of moderate size. You can see it in about an hour. It is located in Rajabasa, in the northern part of the city.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday, 08:00–15:30
Nearby sights
- Puncak Mas
- Vihara Thay Hin Bio
- Mutun Beach
- Sari Ringgung Beach
- Tegal Mas Island
- Pahawang Island
- Kiluan Bay
- Gigi Hiu Beach