Bank Mandiri Museum
| Museum Bank Mandiri | |
 The front facade of Bank Mandiri museum. | |
  Location within Jakarta | |
| Established | October 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Location | Jl. Lapangan Stasiun No. 1, Jakarta Barat |
| Coordinates | 6°08′17″S 106°48′48″E / 6.137960°S 106.813270°E |
| Type | Economics and numismatics |
| Collection size | A collection of colonial banking-related items |
| Owner | Bank Mandiri |
Bank Mandiri Museum (Indonesian Museum Bank Mandiri is an economics museum located in Jakarta, Indonesia founded by Bank Mandiri on October 2, 1998. The museum is housed in a heritage building in Jakarta Old Town previously the first headquarters of the Netherlands Trading Society, one of the primary ancestor of ABN AMRO.[1] The museum are closed on Mondays and public holidays. It is located next to Museum Bank Indonesia.
History
The building
The building stands on a 10,039 square meters land. This land was previously owned by the firm Carl Schlieper, who built a large office and a warehouse. In 1913, the land was purchased by the Factorij.[2] At midnight of December 17, 1920, the Schlieper building caught fire.[3] The damaged building was destroyed later to make way for a new building which will become the Netherlands Trading Society (Dutch Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij or NHM), also known as "Factorij".[4]
The new building was designed by J.J.J de Bruyn, A.P. Smits and C. van de Linde. Construction started in 1929 and was opened on January 14, 1933 by C.J Karel Van Aalst, the 10th President of NHM. The architecture follows the philosophy of the Dutch Nieuwe Zakelijkheid, a branch of modern architecture close to Art Deco.[1][5][6]
The building was nationalized in 1960, becoming the property of the Department of Export-Import of the Bank Koperasi Tani & Nelayan (BKTN). This became the Bank Export Import Indonesia (or Bank Exim) on December 31, 1968 until the legal merge of Bank Exim, Bank Dagang Negara, Bank Bumi Daya, and Bank Pembangunan Indonesia to become Bank Mandiri in 1999.[1]
The museum
The museum was established on October 2, 1998.[1] Its collection consists of various collections related to banking activity and its development in "Tempo Doeloe" (in Indonesia meaning: "Good old days"). Its collection range from colonial bank owned operating supplies, securities, old currencies, old Dutch safe deposit box, and many others. In addition the building's interior, old ornaments, and furniture is kept as it was during the colonial era.
The collection
The museum hosts a collection of items related to colonial banking activities, such as security documents, numismatics (coin collections), cash counters, and safes from the colonial era. The collection is displayed in exhibits which imitate the old days atmosphere of the bank.[1]
See also
- List of colonial buildings and structures in Jakarta
- List of museums and cultural institutions in Indonesia
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Museum Bank Mandiri". Dinas Komunikasi, Informatika dan Kehumasan Pemprov DKI Jakarta. 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Het nieuwe Factorij-gebouw." [The new Factory building]. Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië (in Dutch) (Dag ed.) (Batavia: NV Mij tot Expl. van Dagbladen). 3 October 1929. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "Het nieuwe gebouw van de Factorij." [The new building of the Factory]. De Sumatra Post (in Dutch) (Dag ed.) (Medan: J. Hallermann). 10 October 1929. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "Brand bij Schlieper" [Fire by Schlieper Building]. Bataviaasch nieuwsblad (in Dutch) (Dag ed.) (Batavia: Kolff & Co.). 17 December 1920. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ Museum Bank Mandiri, Jakarta.go.id
- ↑ http://icmonline.ning.com/profiles/blogs/architectuur-in-indonesie-ii Architectuur in Indonesie II
Coordinates: 6°08′17″S 106°48′48″E / 6.137960°S 106.813270°E