The museum had a lot of beautiful collection from megalithic era to the time of Srivijayan Empire. The stone carving is just mesmerizing, I love spending time here watching the display, it is really an incredible piece of history. Some stone carvings date as early as 1st century. There are some rooms that fills with collection of i dont know what because i came on Monday and they were closed. They also have 2 traditional wooden houses installed at this museum. One is "rumah limas", which said to belong to one of the descendant of an arabic sultan, you can see how well off they lived with all the beautiful things inside the house. The other one is "rumah ulu" which is a very simple wooden house used by traveler or trader a long time ago as a transit house or some sort of accomodation. Both are very unique and interesting to see. Unfortunately the display were lack of information, the panel on each artifacts tell us a very limited information. It just feels like a brief introduction. It is also such a pity that the museum building is decaying, its old and starting to show the effect of undermaintenance. I wish whoever in charge of this place can start renovating the building soon. The museum is closed on Mondays so be sure to check the day before you visit.

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If you do love history to explore more on your travel. This museum is recommended to visit, some exhibition rooms was under construction tho on my last visit. Generally.. it offers you great experiences of getting to know more of Palembang history..

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our goverment should pay more attention and care for cultural and historical places. This place needs a major fresh air. Fortunately when I went here the rumah limas is open for public and we can enter it. We can also learn more about palembanv history from dutch and japanese era to sriwijaya kingdom remains. It's very cheap for the admission fee, only 2000 rupiah

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This museum offers you a good source of information regarding to the history of the sumatra from the old stoneage to the recent time... The collections are well prepared and the information provided is relevant and informative to the general public. Many collections came from the times of the kingdom of sriwijaya and the melayu. The museum building need some renovations though. The location is within minutes from the city centre and it also easily accessed for those need a short stopover before going to the airport. This museum is a must to visit when you are in palembang.

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Very good collection of historical artifacts. The museum atmosphere is old. Some room has no AC. Some part of the building is not well maintained/repaired. Very attractive for public & school trip

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