Puppet Museum Kekayon, Yogyakarta holds a collection of puppets from several regions in Indonesia and even overseas, including a collection of puppets have Soedjono Prawirohadikusumo, the founder of Puppet Museum Kekayon, Yogyakarta
The room of Puppet Museum Kekayon, Yogyakarta consists of four parts, which includes room to show off and also storage puppets. Some examples of the museum’s collection includes Purwa Puppet, Wayang Associate, Gedhog Puppet, Wayang Klithik, Dupara Puppet, Wayang Suluh, until Wayang Kancil. Here there are also several puppet characters such as Dewi Sinta and Ravana.
Besides puppets, in Puppet Museum Kekayon, Yogyakarta the visitors can see the depiction of the history of Indonesia from ancient times to the struggle to seize and maintain independence.
Some examples of such representation is, in the front left corner of the Puppet Museum Kekayon, Yogyakarta, there is a complex of buildings that represent early humans origin of mankind Indonesia. Then, on the front page of the museum there are lions indicate Borobudur Buddhist Hindu civilization in Indonesia.
The symbol of the Islamic civilization is shown with a replica of the Holy Tower. In addition, DDD Apsara Complex is located on the left represents the influence of the nation’s museum of colonial Dutch Indonesia for 350 years.
Museum Wayang Kekayon (puppet Museum Kekayon Yogyakarta)
Jalan Raya Jogja wonosari Km 7 No 277 Yogyakarta
Phone: +62 274 379058, +62 274 513218