The Jakarta Maritime Museum Management Unit (UP) held an exhibition titled Boat Legacy in Indonesia at the Kebaharian 'Maritime' Museum, Penjaringan, North Jakarta.

Hopefully, this exhibition can complement the learning materials for all of us

The exhibition in collaboration with the research team of the University of Naples "L'Orientale" Italia and the Italian Cultural Center will take place from August 31 to the end of December 2023.

Jakarta Kebaharian Museum UP Head, Mis'ari said this exhibition displays the results of research on the heritage of Indonesian boat making. It will later be able to complement additional narratives that already exist in the Museum regarding maritime traditions in the country.

"Hopefully, this exhibition can complement the learning materials for all of us, especially the young generation to be more proud as a maritime nation," he expressed, Friday (9/1).

He thanked the Italian research team for exhibiting the results of their research work. Hopefully, the exhibition would get appreciation from the public as an extraordinary research and reconstruction of ancient ships.

At that time, the Museum also launched membership privileges of Museum Friend for the general public. To get it, they can fill out the form on the land or link https://forms.gle/4E9kkNNa9FgjUKFd7.

"This is expected to be sustainable in the following year. Because, every day the Museum is busy with visitors," he added.

Indonesian Studies University Professor for Naples “L’Orientale” Italia, Antonia Soriente said the exhibition seeks to explain the methodology applied to record archaeological boat remains and boat building traditions, including experimental digital and real reconstructions of ancient and modern boats.

"Hopefully, it can build public awareness of the rich and proud maritime cultural heritage of the Indonesian nation," she explained.

Moreover, this exhibition was the result of several areas that were objects of research and where wooden boat making activities and archaeological sites were discovered. Among others in Tana Beru (South Sulawesi), Lamalera (Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara), Punjulharjo (Rembang, Central Java), and Jambi (Sumatra).

"This not very lively, but this is our third exhibition. Hope it can become more widespread and global," she hoped.

Maritime Archaeologist from University of Naples L'Orientale, Chiara Zazzaro also expressed her thanks to the Kebaharian Museum because the results of research and studies in this exhibition could be shown to the wider public.

"Our aim is indeed to stimulate the young generation's interest in maritime culture and research in the field of ethnography and maritime archaeology," she stated.