The T-Rex skeleton
Life-size.
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One of the most important geology museums in Southeast Asia, founded by the Dutch in 1928 in an art deco building near Gedung Sate. It tells the story of the earth and how the islands of Indonesia formed, a country on the Ring of Fire with more than a hundred active volcanoes. Its best-known exhibits include a life-size Tyrannosaurus skeleton, casts of ancient Java Man skulls, fossils of huge extinct elephants, and galleries on volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis with models and shows, along with large collections of rocks, minerals and gemstones. It is fun for children and students. Entry is a token fee, a little higher for foreigners, around ten thousand rupiah, and the museum usually closes on Friday or Monday depending on its schedule, so check before going. An hour or two is enough, and it suits midday or a rainy day. It stands almost opposite Gedung Sate, so pair them in one morning.
Life-size.
Skulls from humanity's dawn.
The Ring of Fire in models.
Jalan Diponegoro, near Gedung Sate
Very: the dinosaur, volcanoes and gemstones draw them in, and the fee is token. It is a good refuge if it rains.
