Jakarta DPRD Commission E Chairman, Muhammad Thamrin says Jakarta museums must become tourist destinations for students during Christmas and New Year holidays.

We want the museum to be a tourist destination for young generations

According to him, the museum could be a place for educational tourism, including reintroducing Jakarta culture to students.

"Schools can make it mandatory to visit museums. So, museums can be tourist destinations for students," he expressed, Tuesday (12/17).

He explained Jakarta has many museums that can be visited to increase public knowledge, especially students, about cultural and historical heritage, such as Satria Mandala Museum, Fatahillah Museum, and so forth.

"A visit to this museum can directly touch the younger generation so that they know about our culture and history," he explained.

Therefore, Thamrin requested that the Education Agency (Disdik) together with the Culture Agency (Disbud) increase efforts to promote the museum as a tourist destination to various schools.

"We want the museum to be a tourist destination for young generations," he stressed.

He hoped that it would be modernized by involving young people who have an interest in and skills related to museum management.

"Dinsos can recruit young people who have skills and abilities as well as a vision for managing a museum," he explained.

He added museums could be managed more interactively and educationally by utilizing technology. He believes that young people who are creative and innovative can make museums an attractive place for students to visit.

"We need creative and innovative young people to manage museums to make them more contemporary and more popular with young people," he said.