Sonobudoyo Museum

The Sonobudoyo Museum is a Javanese history and culture museum and library in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The museum contains the most complete collection of Javanese artifacts, after the National Museum in Jakarta.

Photo: Sabjan Badio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours:
Tuesday—Thursday and Saturday—Sunday: 8:00 AM—3:30 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM—2:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Also known as: “Museum Sonobudoyo unit I”, “Museum Sonobudoyo Unit I”, “Museum Sonobudoyo Yogyakarta”, and “Sonobudoyo Heritage Museum”
Address: Jalan Pangurakan, Yogyakarta, 55122

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Great Building and Fort Vredeburg Museum.

The Great Building

Historic building

Photo: MichaelJLowe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gedung Agung is one of seven presidential palaces of Indonesia, it is located in the city of Yogyakarta. The palace complex covers an area of approximately 4.4 hectares. It is located in front of Fort Vredeburg. The Great Building is situated 210 metres north of Sonobudoyo Museum.

Fort Vredeburg Museum

Museum

Photo: Pras, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Vredeburg Museum was a former colonial fortress located in the city of Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The military complex—owned by the Yogyakarta Sultanate, but leased to the central government and managed by an agency of the central government—has been converted into a museum of the Indonesian independence struggle which was opened in 1992. Fort Vredeburg Museum is situated 330 metres northeast of Sonobudoyo Museum.

Kauman Great Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.

Kauman Great Mosque, approximate English translation of Javanese Mesjid Gedhe Kauman, is a Great Mosque of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in Java, Indonesia. It is located to the west of the North Alun-alun of Yogyakarta Kraton. Kauman Great Mosque is situated 260 metres southwest of Sonobudoyo Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pakualaman and Brontokusuman.

Pakualaman

Locality

The Principality of Pakualaman is a minor Javanese princely state within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. It was created in 1812 when Natakusuma was rewarded for helping the British quell the conflict in Yogyakarta in June 1812.