Let's Visit Museum of Palembang Darussalam Sultanate,SMB II.

Museum Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (SMB II).

Historically, Palembang is considered the oldest cities in Indonesia. As indicated by ancient inscriptions, Palembang had existed since the Kingdom of Sriwijaya and Palembang Darussalam Sultanate.So visiting Museum Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II during your stay in the"Venetie van Oost" is recommended as it keeps the history of Palembang Darussalam Sultanate.

The Replica Throne of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II.

The museum is situated conveniently in walking distance from Benteng Kuto Besak (BKB), the legendary bridge Jembatan Ampera, as well as Monumen Perjuangan Rakyat (Monpera).  Musi River is, in fact, right in front of the museum. Its address is at Jl. Sultan Mahmud Badarudin, 19 Ilir, Kec. Bukit Kecil, Kota Palembang, Sumatera Selatan 30113.  

This museum was named after Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to commemorate and appreciate his services. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II reined the Palembang-Darussalam sultanate for two periods (1803-1813) and (1818-1821). He was detained and exiled to Ternate Island, North Maluku, after the defeat to the Dutch in the Palembang War ( 1819-1821).

This museum occupies an old building from the Dutch occupation in Palembang. This building was built between 1821 and 1824 and became the official residence of the Dutch resident J.L van Sevenhoven.

The residence of this resident was apparently built on the ruins of the Palembang Sultanate's palace, called Keraton Kuto Lamo. The palace was built by Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I Jayo Wikramo (1724-1757). Nearly a century later, after being defeated in the Palembang War, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II was captured by the Dutch and sent to Ternate Island North Maluku, while the Kuto Kecik Palace was demolished and the materials were re-used to build the Dutch residence. Locally, the residence was known as Gedung Siput, or snail house.

Central Room, Second Floor.

The architecture of the building itself is unique because it is a combination of the Dutch colonial period and the original style of the Palembang palace. the museum exhibits various collections ranging from archeology, ethnography, biology, arts and especially numismatics, the collection of currencies. Here, you can find many historical remnants from photo collections of the Kedukan Bukit inscriptions, ancient statues of Buddha and the Ganesha Amarawati, as well as various other remnants including those from the Sriwijaya era.

In total, this museum keeps 556 collections. The museum consists of two floors; the first floor is dedicated to showing the weaving tradition of local people called Tenun Songket; the second floor is allocated to presenting all artifacts concerning the history of Palembang Sultante including old maps of palaces, paintings and dioramas of Palembang War, traditional war equipment, antique porcelain. Other interesting artifacts on  displayed is Kedukan Bukit inscriptions.

The museum is open every day, but specifically Monday is only open half a day. The entrance ticket is charged IDR 1,000 for children and students, IDR 2,000 for students, IDR 5,000 for public, and IDR 20,000 for foreign tourists. Also on the first floor, visitors will find  ticket counter and a souvenir sales center. For the first time to this place, there is a museum tourist guide that will tell the history of each collection in the SMB II museum.


 

Source : Museum SMB II, Wisata Sejarah Seru at https://www.kompasiana.co; wikipedia.com; https: