North Sumatra State Museum
Museum Negeri Provinsi Sumatera Utara
A provincial museum with a Batak-style roof, displaying folk artifacts from the Batak, Malay, Nias, and other ethnic groups.
The museum building uses the traditional roof form of the Batak people. Its collections include prehistoric stone tools from North Sumatra, Hindu and Buddhist relics, Batak divination books and Sigale-gale puppets, Nias stone carvings, Malay royal objects, and colonial-era artifacts. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the province's diverse ethnic groups. Admission is inexpensive. Closed on Mondays. Some galleries have explanations in Indonesian only.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 08:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Great Mosque of Medan (Masjid Raya Al-Mashun)
- Maimun Palace
- Tjong A Fie Mansion
- Merdeka Square & Old City Hall
- Vihara Gunung Timur
- Sri Mariamman Temple & Kampung Madras
- Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery
- Kesawan Old Town