Museum of The Asian-African Conference
Inaugural inscription of the Museum of the Asian-African Conference in 1980
The Asian-African Conference which was held on 18th to 24th April 1955 in Bandung gained a big success both in formulating common concerns and in preparing operational guidance for cooperation among Asian African Nation as well as in creating world order and world peace. The conference has had a result Dasasila Bandung, which became the guideline for the colonized countries in fighting for their independence. It also became the fundamental principles in promoting world peace and international cooperation. The success of the conference was not only for the time being but also for the time after so that the soul and spirit of the Asian-African Conference becomes one of the most important factor that deciding world history.
All is a huge prestige that gained by the Asian African Nations. The spirit of Bandung had succeeded in widening the work volume among Asian African Nations. As a consequence, their influence and their role in international cooperation are increased and more respected.
In order to maintain those mentions above, it is important if the Asian-African Conference with its event is maintained eternally in a museum where the conference was held, Gedung Merdeka, Bandung, a city that is considered as a capital city and a source of inspiration for the Asian-African Nations.
As a Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Dr. Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, S.H., LL.M., often met and got involved in some discussions with some of the Asian African Leaders. They frequently asked him about Gedung Merdeka and City of Bandung, which was the venue of the Asian-African Conference. The discussions were always ended with their wishes to be able to visit Bandung and Gedung Merdeka.
Inspired by desires to eternalize the Asian-African Conference, the idea of establishing a Museum of the Asian-African Conference in Gedung Merdeka was born by Prof. Dr. Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, S.H., LL.M.. The idea was delivered in the meeting of the Committee for the Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference (1980), which was attended by Directorate General of Culture, Prof. Dr. Haryati Soebadio as a representative for the Department of Culture and Education. Fortunately, the idea was fully supported including President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soeharto
The idea of establishing the Museum of the Asian-African Conference had been materialized by Joop Ave, the Executive Chairman of the Committee of the 25th Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference and Director General of Protocol and Consular in the Department of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with Department of Information, Department of Education and Culture, the Provincial Government of West Java, and Padjadjaran University. The technical planning and its execution was carried out by PT Decenta, Bandung.
Museum of the Asian-African Conference was inaugurated by President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soeharto, on 24 th April 1980
The Museum of the Asian-African Conference was inaugurated by President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soeharto on 24th April 1980 as the culmination of the 25th Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference.
FACILITIES
PERMANENT EXHIBITION ROOM
Museum of the Asian-African Conference has a permanent exhibition room, which exhibits collections of three-dimension objects and documentary photos of Tugu Meeting, Colombo Conference, and Asian-African Conference 1955.
The exhibition room also provides:
- the historical events that become the historical background of the Asian- African Conference;
- the effect of the Asian-African Conference to the world;
- Gedung Merdeka from time to time;
- Profile of the participant countries of the Asian-African Conference that are performed in the multimedia.
Diorama of the Opening Session of the Asian-African Conference, 1955
In order to welcome the Delegates of the Tenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1992 in which Indonesia had been chosen as the host of the conference and became the Leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, the diorama describing the Opening Session of the Asian-African Conference was made.
Renovation of the Permanent Exhibition Room “The History of the Asian African Conference 1955”
In the framework of the Asian-African Summit 2005 and the 50th Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference on 22 - 24 April 2005, initiated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, the display of the exhibition room at the Museum of the Asian-African Conference was renovated. The renovation was materialized through the cooperation among Department of Foreign Affairs, Secretariat of State, and Provincial Government of West Java. The planning and the execution were carried out by Vico Design and Wika Realty.
The Groundwork of Making the Permanent Exhibition Room “History of the Struggle of the Asia Africa” and Hall of the National Identity of the Asian African Countries (2008)
Department of Foreign Affairs RI has a plan to develop the Museum of the Asian African Conference as a symbol of cooperation between two regions and develop it as a study center, the archive center, and documentation center. One of its efforts is by making some permanent exhibition rooms that perform some pictures and three dimension objects concerning the New Asian African Strategic Partnership / NAASP also some materials that describe the culture of both regions.
The establishment of the museum is planned to be real in April 2008l 2008, on the 3rd Anniversary of the Asian African Summit.
LIBRARYThe library provides many books on history, social, politic, and culture of the Asian African Countries and others; documents of the Asian-African Conference and its preliminary conferences; magazines and newspapers donated from other institutions or gained by purchase.
Along with the extension of the permanent exhibition rooms on April 2008, the library will also be developed as an Asian African Library Center which its process will be started in 2007. it is hoped that the library will be the main source of information about those two regions that provide some facilities such as wifi zone, bookshop café, digitall library and audio visual library.
AUDIO VISUAL
- As well as the library, the audio visual was built in 1985. the presence of this museum is also inspired by Abdullah Kamil.
The room is applied to perform documentary films on world condition until 1950s, Asian-African Conference and its preliminary conferences, and films about the social, politic, and culture condition of the Asian-African Countries.
http://www.asianafrican-museum.org/themuseum.php?language=eng&page=themuseum
Geological Museum
Geology Museum was established on May 16, 1928. This museum has been renovated with donations from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). After undergoing renovations,the Museum of Geology reopened and inaugurated by the Vice President, Megawati Sukarnoputri on August 23, 2000. As one of the historic monuments, museums are under governmentprotection and is a national heritage. In this museum, are storedand managed geological materials are abundant, such as fossils,rocks, minerals. All of them were collected during fieldwork inIndonesia since 1850.
First Floor
Divided into 3 main rooms: Space orientation in the middle, RoomWest Wing and East Wing Room. Orientation Room contains ageographical map of Indonesia in the form of relief the big screenthat shows the geology and museum activities in the form ofanimation, room service and room service information on the museum's education and research. Meanwhile, the West WingRoom, known as the Room of Geology of Indonesia, whichconsists of several chambers which provide information about:
The hypothesis of the Earth in the solar system.
Regional tectonic setting that make up Indonesia's geological;diujudkan in the form of miniature model skin movement of the plates active earth
Sumatran geological circumstances, Java, Sulawesi, Maluku andNusa Tenggara and Irian Jaya
Fossil fossils and human history according to Darwinian evolutionhere as well
Second Floor
Divided into 3 main rooms: the west room, living room and a room east West room (used by museum staff) While the space center and the east room on the second floor that is used to display known as a geological space for human life. Living Room Contains mockups of the world's largest gold mine, located in the Middle Mountains of Irian Jaya. Gransberg open pit which has reserves of about 1.186 billion tons, with copper content of 1.02%, 1.19 grams gold / ton and silver 3 grams / ton.Combined several open pit and underground mines active in the surrounding areas provide ore reserves of 2.5 billion tons.Former Ertsberg Mine (Ore Mountains) in the southeast of the Grasberg which closed in 1988 is a geological and mining sites that can be exploited and developed into an attractive object geowisata. Some rock specimens from Irian Jaya (Papua) and terpamer arranged in glass cabinets around the models.Miniature tower of oil and gas drilling are also exhibited here. East Room Divided into 7 small rooms, all of which provide information about positive and negative aspects of geology tataan for human life, especially in Indonesia. Room 1 presents information about the benefits and usefulness of mineral or stone for humans, as well as drawing panel mineral resource distribution in Indonesia. Room 2 features a recording of the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources Room 3 contains information about the use of minerals in everyday life, both traditional and modern. Room 4 shows how the processing and management of mineral and energy commodities Room 5 presents information on various types of geological hazards (negative aspects) such as land longksor, letusas volcano and so forth. Room 6 presents information about the positive aspects of geology mainly deals with the symptoms kegunungapian. Room 7 explains about water resources and their utilization, as well as environmental influences on the sustainability of the resource.
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Geologi_Bandung
C59 (House of Fashion)
Beginning with the courage partner Marius Widyarto Wiwied (Owner C59) and Maria Goreti (Wife of Wiwied mas), which buy a sewing machine and two machines obras, money which is the result of selling their wedding on October 12th, 1980 ago. C59 company was established, which later in the day is commemorated annually on Birthdays C59. C59 company name itself comes from the home address, where Mr. and Mrs. Maria Wiwied first time live, namely Caladi No.59 Bandung. At first business was first C59 is to serve the order T-Shirt picture, which at that time still the process engineering manual has not been using the computer. New in 1985, C59 begins to show the superiority in terms of tshirt material, Type Sablon, and color separation techniques to their products sapat known in Bandung and Jakarta.
1990, C59 growing by building factories and modern facilities along with the construction of retail stores (Showroom) The first on the road Tikukur No.10.
Period 1993-1994 C59 stand legally as a Limited Liability Company (PT) with Bp. Marius Widyarto Wiwied as Director (until now), which continued with its expansion into several cities in Indonesia, with set up his own shop and formed a partnership with the Ramayana Department Store as a distribution channel that is: Jakarta, Balikpapan, Yogyakarta, Ujung Pandang, Lampung, Malang.
1996 PT.Caladi Five Nine (C59) obtained Upakarti award for the category Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
1999 PT.Caladi Five Nine (C59) won the International Award Merit Award for the theme: The Best Calendar (Best Calendar Theme).
2000 at the age of C59-20 began to market their products to Central Europe (Czech, Slovakia and Germany). While for develop local markets nationwide, C59 formed a partnership with Sun Department Store. Concept and product variants also changed from "Basic t'shirt" (T-shirts) to "Fahion Apparel" with segmentation among adolescents aged 14-24 years.
2001 C59 a rating of 1 (first) diajang Enterprise 50 award (50 ukm Best National) held by Accenture and SWA Magazine.
2002-2003 PT. Caladi Five Nine (C59) contributing role in the trend of the young people, by holding a C59 Street Fiesta, which was held in 3 large cities in Java, including Bandung, Surabaya, Yogyakarta.
2004 PT. Caladi Five Nine (C59) in accordance with the slogan "Express Your Style", C59 took part in the express youth music event in Indonesian Idol, in cooperation with an Indonesian Private Television (RCTI) den Fremantle Media Enterprises, Ltd.. (Event organizer realty show from america).
2007 PT. Caladi Five Nine (C59) Hade awarded the Award of the Department of Industry, West Java, and KICK (Kreative Independent Clothing Komunity), as a pioneer perclothingan in Bandung, West Java.
2008 PT. Caladi Five Nine (C59) to cooperate formally with Dekranasda Bandung, Ardan Management Group, Saung Angklung Udjo, Miing Fellowship, and SMKN 14/SMSR.
“Product, service quality and hygiene standarts will never be compromized. Focusing an innovating products and services and put the enterprise goal clearly in front. Promote and reward team performance and team success.
