SOCIAL CULTURE
Exhibition of textile collection donated by the Foundation for the Indonesian Archives Building – how the private sector support’s Indonesian museums
Not only do Jakarta museums lack the fund to buy collections but under current regulations they also do not have the authority to do so. Consequently, they depend upon the generosity of the private...
The blinding joy of Pierre Guillaume’s art; An Intensity of Light in Java and Bali – Part II
IO - Pierre Guillaime’s art is a celebration of colour, light and most of all - life itself. The intensity of feeling in his paintings comes out so strongly at times that it is...
The blinding joy of Pierre Guillaume’s art Unity in Diversity; Recording a joy of life in Java and Bali – Part I
IO - Pierre Guillaume’s paintings are filled with an almost blinding joy of life, nature and people. The vitality, warmth and passionate optimism of his paintings come at first as a shock and then...
Healing prayers for Durga the monster goddess!
A Wayang Orang Performance by the Monas and Bharata Performing Groups
IO - “Your kindness is not as great as your beauty!” cried Batara Guru the supreme god as he caught his wife in an...
Prabowo promises top priority for protection of Majapahit heritage site when he becomes President of Indonesia
IO - “I guarantee that when my brother is president of Indonesia the Majapahit archaeological remains at Trowulan will receive special attention and protection from the central government. It will be a priority and...
The true stories behind batik Tiga Negeri or Three Counties batik
IO - Last week, from the 25th till the 27th of October the Komunitas Peranakan Indonesia or Indonesian Cross Culture Society held a three-day exhibition at the Dharmawangsa Hotel in Kebayoran entitled: Batik Tiga...
The Youth Pledge of 1928- A Day for Millennials!
IO - The most important event in Indonesian history is the Youth Pledge of 1928. Why? This is the day that the subconscious movement toward unifying the Archipelago became a conscious and deliberate movement....
Mayor of Depok signs heritage decree for Cimanggis Manor. Who will move to preserve the building from further deterioration?
IO - The Mayor of Depok Mohammad Idris Abdul Shomad finally signed the long awaited decree declaring Cimanggis Manor House a regional heritage building, thereby providing legal protection for the building. He said that...
Rumah Budaya Keratonan: Nina Tanjung’s new cultural house explains the story of Solo
IO - Nina Tanjung, wife of former Golkar party leader Akbar Tanjung is a woman deeply concerned about truth, “As a people too often we lie to ourselves and this is frequently to be...
Winners of the Balinale Film Festival 2018 and attracting foreign film production companies to Indonesia
IO - This year the Balinale or Bali film festival is in its twelfth year and showed 107 films from over 30 countries with over 100 film makers attending. Seventeen feature, documentary and short...
Coronation Anniversary: Angels dancing at the Mangkunegaran Palace
IO - After a long dry that left even the green leaves of the teak tress wilting and dry, ready to fall, last Wednesday, the 19th of September 2018 on the 30th coronation anniversary...
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