Sonobudoyo Museum
Museum Sonobudoyo
A museum of Javanese culture beside the North Square, with a collection of shadow puppets, batik, masks and ancient bronze statues. Shadow puppet performances are held in the evening.
The museum opened in 1935 and is housed in a traditional Javanese building. Its collection includes wayang kulit shadow puppets, wayang golek wooden puppets, keris daggers, batik, and bronze statues from the Hindu-Buddhist period, along with artefacts from Bali and Lombok. The newer galleries feature multimedia displays. Admission is inexpensive, and a visit takes about 1.5 hours. Shadow puppet shows are often staged from Tuesday to Sunday evenings, some with English subtitles, so check the schedule in advance. The museum is in the northwest corner of the North Square of the Kraton, and it is convenient to combine with the Kraton and Malioboro Street on the same day.
Opening hours
Approx. 8:00–21:30; closed Mondays (per official website)
Nearby sights
- Kraton Yogyakarta
- Malioboro Street
- Taman Sari Water Castle
- Alun-Alun Kidul
- Kotagede
- Affandi Museum
- Sambisari Temple
- Kalasan Temple