State Museum of North Sumatra

The North Sumatra Museum or locally known as Northern Sumatra Museum, is a state-owned museum located along H.M Jhoni Street, , . This museum is the largest museum in and includes a variety of cultural heritage of Indonesia, as well as art and crafts from various ethnic groups in North Sumatra.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in North Sumatra, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “North Sumatra Museum” and “North Sumatra State Museum”
  • Address: 51 Jalan H.M. Joni, Medan, 20217

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maimun Palace and Medan Polonia International Airport.

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Maimoon Palace or is an istana of the Sultanate of Deli and a well-known landmark in , the capital city of , . is situated 1½ km northwest of State Museum of North Sumatra.

Aerodrome
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Soewondo Air Force Base is a military airbase in , , . Before 2013, this airport served commercial flights, and was known as Polonia International Airport which was the principal airport serving , about 2 km from the downtown; it used to serve flights to several and cities, along with a flight to and . is situated 3 km west of State Museum of North Sumatra.

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is situated 1½ km southwest of State Museum of North Sumatra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tegal Sari III and Aur.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northeast of State Museum of North Sumatra.

State Museum of North Sumatra

Latitude
3.56805° or 3° 34′ 5″ north
Longitude
98.69625° or 98° 41′ 47″ east
Levels
2
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Government
Open location code
6MMWHM9W+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60825782
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q12499672
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Portuguese—“State Museum of North Sumatra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف شمال سومطرة”
  • Batak Toba: “Museum Sumatera Utara”
  • Dutch: “Staatsmuseum van Noord-Sumatra”
  • German: “Staatsmuseum von Nordsumatra”
  • Indonesian: “Gedung Arca”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Arca”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Gedung Arca”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Negeri Provinsi Sumatera Utara”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Negeri Sumatera Utara”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sumatera Utara”
  • Javanese: “Muséum Sumatera Utara”
  • Javanese: “Musiyum Sumatera Utara”
  • Malay: “Muzium Sumatera Utara”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Sumatra Setentrional”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum Daerah Sumatera Utara and Museum Daerah Sumatera Utara.

Nearby Places

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