Balaputra Dewa Museum
Museum Negeri Sumatera Selatan Balaputra Dewa
The South Sumatra provincial museum, whose courtyard holds an original limas house, the same house pictured on the old 10,000-rupiah banknote.
The Balaputra Dewa Museum is named after a Srivijaya king. Its exhibits cover prehistoric stone tools from South Sumatra, Buddhist artifacts from the Srivijaya period, objects from the Palembang Sultanate, songket textiles and ethnic costumes. The most popular feature in the courtyard is a traditional limas house from the 1830s, the very house pictured on the old 10,000-rupiah banknote, and visitors can go inside to see its carved wooden halls. The museum is in Sukarame, north of the city center. Admission is low, and a visit takes about 1 hour.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 08:00–15:30 (confirm on site)
Nearby sights
- Punti Kayu Nature Park
- Kambang Iwak Park
- Bukit Siguntang
- Great Mosque of Palembang
- Monpera (Monument of People's Struggle)
- Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum
- Kuto Besak Fortress & Riverside Plaza
- Pasar 16 Ilir