Wayang Museum (used to be called as Shadow
Puppet Museum) is museum that keeps collections of wayang from various
territories in Indonesia and even from other countries.
Wayang Museum Building was constructed at a former old church
location, which built by VOC in 1640 with a name of “de oude Hollandsche
Kerk”. The church was functioned as a house of worship for Dutch civil and
military in Indonesia until 1732. In 1733 the church was renovated and the name
was changed to be “de nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk”. The building existed
until 1808, until an earthquake broke it making the church could not be
occupied anymore. On the location where the church previously stood, a building
then constructed, it's the one stands there currently, which initially
functioned as a warehouse belonged to Geo Wehry & Co. Initially in 1912,
the front side of Wayang Museum was constructed with a Neo Renaissance style,
but then in 1938 the whole building was renovated and adjusted to be like Dutch
buildings in the colonization time.
Wayang Museum Building was constructed at a former old church
location, which built by VOC in 1640 with a name of “de oude Hollandsche
Kerk”. The church was functioned as a house of worship for Dutch civil and
military in Indonesia until 1732. In 1733 the church was renovated and the name
was changed to be “de nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk”. The building existed
until 1808, until an earthquake broke it making the church could not be
occupied anymore. On the location where the church previously stood, a building
then constructed, it's the one stands there currently, which initially
functioned as a warehouse belonged to Geo Wehry & Co. Initially in 1912,
the front side of Wayang Museum was constructed with a Neo Renaissance style,
but then in 1938 the whole building was renovated and adjusted to be like Dutch
buildings in the colonization time. 
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