Geology Museum Bandung
Museum Geologi
A Dutch colonial-era geology museum that opened in 1928. Highlights include a dinosaur skeleton, volcano models and the 'Java Man' skull fossil.
The Geology Museum stands just north of Gedung Sate and was built in 1928. It is one of Southeast Asia's oldest geology museums, and its Art Deco-style building is worth seeing in its own right. Exhibits cover Indonesian volcanism and earthquakes, mineral and rock specimens, a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton model, prehistoric elephant fossils, and a replica of the skull of Java Man (Homo erectus), making it good for families. Admission is cheap. The museum is closed on Mondays, and it can be visited together with Gedung Sate.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun about 08:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Gedung Sate
- Jalan Cihampelas
- Jalan Braga
- Museum of the Asian-African Conference
- Grand Mosque of Bandung & Alun-alun
- Trans Studio Bandung
- Saung Angklung Udjo
- Villa Isola