Exploring museum of art and culture in Ullen Sentalu.

Hay travelers, come stop by my country, there are a lot of cool places, interesting and very beautiful that you deserve to go. Especially for you newlyweds who want a honeymoon, or do you like to make a trip or adventure, Come visit Ullen Sentalu Java Indonesia.

Now we turn to the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in the province there are many exciting tourist destination and educational. One is that we will discuss today, this time about the destination culture and art museum, so for art lovers, this is one of heaven for you.

Besides having many beautiful natural attractions, Yogyakarta also a museum that stores trending Javanese art and culture from time immemorial. One of them is Ullen Sentalu located in the Kaliurang or northern Yogyakarta. His place at the foot of Mount Merapi create an atmosphere Ullen Sentalu cool and fresh. So you can enrich the knowledge of Javanese art and culture were at the museum while enjoying the beautiful shady trees and a cozy rustic atmosphere.

Attractions

Ullen Sentalu a private museum that is initiated by a nobleman of the family of Haryono Yogyakarta, its very close to the royal family of Yogyakarta and Surakarta, and under the management of the Foundation Ulating Blencong. The museum was started in 1994 and began inaugurated on March 1, 1997 by KGPAA Paku Alam VII, as governor of Yogyakarta. Inauguration date was chosen because it is a historic event for Yogyakarta, namely the return of Yogyakarta as the capital of the Republic of Indonesia which is independent and free from the Dutch colony in 1949.

Ullen Sentalu is an acronym for the Java language "Ulating blencong SEjatiNe TAtaraning LUmaku" which means "The light blencong (blencong is an oil lamp) is an indication of man in stride and pursue life". The word is taken from an oil lamp that is always used in the leather puppet shows in earlier times. Blencong is a light that is always moving and illuminating way to direct a puppet show. It can be concluded that the museum is a torch light for Javanese culture that grow dimmer and eroded by the changing times, so that the Javanese art and culture is maintained. Selection Kaswargan Park as the location of the museum also has its own philosophical. Because the view of the Java community, the mountain is a sacred place.

Ullen Sentalu presents art and culture in the lives of the aristocratic Javanese Mataram dynasty as Surakarta, Yogyakarta Sultanate, Praja Mangkunagara, Duchy Pakualaman and batik art, batik style both Yogyakarta and Surakarta style. In order to know how the ancestors of the Javanese batik making each pattern and its symbol has deep meaning. In addition, the museum also displays figures of the kings of the queen along with a variety of clothing worn kingdom.

In Ullen Sentalu divided into several rooms. The rooms are:

     Welcome Room

 As the name implies, Space Welcome serve as a space welcoming guests or visitors who come to the museum. In this space filled with a thick wooden elements. In addition to these chambers attached background banner with the establishment Ullen Sentalu and Dewi Sri statues that have meaning as a symbol of fertility.

     Dance and Gamelan room

 
Dance and Gamelan space contains a set of gamelan as a gift from a prince of the Yogyakarta Sultanate to museums and ever used in the puppet show and dance performances at the Kraton. In addition, some dance paintings are also exhibited in this room. From here, a corridor will connect you with the other hallway. Rock material dominates this hall directly taken from Mount Merapi. Equipped with the dim lighting in the hallway, which exudes a gothic thick so it gives the impression of a very magical.

Sela Guwa Giri  room

Sela Guwa Giri room is an exhibition space that was built underground for the purpose of adjusting the contours of uneven ground. This space exhibiting works of painting figures documentation established in the works of fine arts and is also supported by the availability of historical data. One of the unique paintings are 3 dimensional paintings. Where is the woman in this painting eyes will follow you wherever you move.

Kampung Kambang

Kambang village hall is an area that stands above a pool of water with a building in the form of spaces on it. The building is taken from the concept of a floating chamber and the concept Maze. Kampung Kambang consists of five showrooms namely, Space Poem to Tineke, Royal Room Queen Mas, Space Vorstendlanden Batik, Batik Pesisiran Space and Space Princess Desire.

space poem
In space there is a collection of lyric poetry written to Tineke, daughter of Sunan of Surakarta Pakubuwono XI. At that time, Tineke was in love with a prince from another kingdom. Poems written from 1939 to 1947. The lyrics were written by relatives and friends Tineke to describe the love of the daughter to the prince.

Royal Room Queen Mas
This room is dedicated to the Queen Mas who is the consort of Sunan Pakubuwono  X. There are  Queen Mas paintings, photographs together Sunan and her daughter, as well as various trinkets completeness Queen Mas such as batik cloth and other accessories.

Space and Space Vorstendlanden Batik Batik Pesisiran

In the room Batik Vorstendlanden, there is a collection of batik from the era of Sultan Sultan Hamengkubuwono Hamengkubuwono VII to VIII. While the in the room there is a collection of Batik Pesisiran peranakan kebaya worn starting in the 1870s.

Space Princess Desire

Space Princess Desire is a room that is specially made for the sole daughter Mangkunagara VII named Siti Nurul Kusumawardhani. As the name implies, she was a daughter of the desire of many men famous for her beauty. In this room there is a photo documentation during her childhood, which is now 91 years old and lives in Bandung, West Java.

Corridor Retja Landa

Corridor Retja Landa is a museum located outdoors. In the corridor Landa Retja  there statues of gods and goddesses from VII-IX century AD, because at the time of growing religious and Hindu and Buddhist culture. So there is the worship of gods and goddesses are realized in the form of worship of the statues.

Sekar Sasana Bawana

In the space Sasana Sekar Bawana, there are some paintings Mataram kings and ancient paintings and sculptures of other brides with stylish clothes Surakarta and Yogyakarta. In this last room you can relax while enjoying drink specials named Queen Mas are given by guides. Drinks made ​​with a secret recipe of seven natural ingredients is believed to provide health and youthful.

For those of you who love to take pictures, be patient when entering any room in the museum. Since not all the rooms should be photographed. According to the guide, taking pictures can damage artwork is authentic and disrupt the lives of those who are in the room. Before reaching the exit, there is a very beautiful garden area. At this point, look how beautiful, elegant and unique Ullen Sentalu. The park is laid out with a very beautiful and shady. Swimming is decorated with lotus flowers also enhance the beauty of the park.

Visit Time and Ticket Prices

Time to visit the Museum are Tuesday to Sunday from 09.00 am - 15.30 pm. Mondays the museum is closed, while the national holidays remain open as usual.

The admission price for the museum domestic visitors is Rp 25,000.00. While regular foreign visitors charged at US $ 5.00 or Rp. 50000.00 (minimum two people). This price includes the services of a guide who will accompany you around and give you information about things that are found in the museum.

locations

Ullen Sentalu, located Pakem  village of, District Kaliurang,Sleman, Yogyakarta. With the address in Jl. Boyong Kaliurang, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Tel. +62 274 895161.

facilities

In addition there is a general falisitas such as toilets, there are other means of support that can be enjoyed by the Garden Kaswargan dominated by natural forests, Kaliurang guesthouse, restaurant and souvenir shop. Kaswargan Park is located in the historical district Pesangrahan Ngeksigondo and Kaliurang guest house. Ngeksigondo rest house was built on the orders of the Sultan Hamungku Buwono VII as a family resting place Ngayogyakarta Sultanate. While Pensions Kaliurang once used as a negotiating Commission of the Three Kingdoms (USA, Australia and Belgium) during the revolution of independence of the Republic of Indonesia. Beukenhof Restaurant is a European-style restaurant that occupies a colonial building surrounded by leafy trees. Muse The gift shop is also built with a modern minimalist concept but still look natural.

If you came on March 1, you will be treated to a bowl of porridge marrow with secret recipe because it Ullen Sentalu on the birthday.

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