Museum Surabaya (Siola)
Museum Surabaya
A city museum housed in the old Siola department store, showing Surabaya's history, vintage signs, old cars, and urban development. Admission is free.
The Surabaya Museum opened in 2015 in the Siola building. Completed in 1877, this structure was once one of Surabaya's earliest department stores. It was burned during the 1945 Battle of Surabaya and later rebuilt. The museum displays urban artifacts from the colonial period to the present, including old rickshaws, municipal archives, belongings of past mayors, vintage film posters, and old photographs. It is modest in size but full of a sense of urban memory. Located at the northern end of Jalan Tunjungan, it is free to visit and closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun, about 8:00 am–4:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Jalan Tunjungan
- Hotel Majapahit
- Kampung Lawas Maspati
- Gedung Negara Grahadi
- Surabaya City Hall
- Muhammad Cheng Hoo Mosque
- Heroes Monument Surabaya
- Church of the Birth of Our Lady (Kepanjen Church)