To enliven Jakarta’s 487th anniversary on upcoming June 22, Jakarta Tourism and Culture Department will hold the 2014 Jakarta Museum Day Festival at Fatahillah Park, West Jakarta. This event aims to grow or revive the pride and love of history and original Indonesian works.

There are 45 museums in Jakarta that will participate

Head of Travel Destinations Appeal Division for Jakarta Tourism and Culture Department, Ida Zubaidah, said the Jakarta Museum Day Festival is held to commemorate International Museum Day on May 18. The budget allocated for the event which targeting 10 thousand visitors is Rp 2 billion.

“ There are 45 museums in Jakarta that will participate . We’ll also hold various events to enliven the festival, such as photo contest, display stand contest, coloring contest for elementary school (SD) students, and museum touring competition (amazing race) in groups for students,” she informed, Wednesday (6/4).

According to Zubaidah, the 2014 Jakarta Museum Day Festival is held in June because its implementation went through two auction processes.

“This festival cannot be held on time because it must follow the auction process twice. The first auction was failed, so we held re-auction,” she explained.

Due to limited parking spaces, Zubaidah urges all visitors to use public transportation, such as TransJakarta bus or train, instead of using private vehicles. The festival will be held on Saturday (6/7) starting from 7 AM until 6 PM.