Established 1981 Founded 1981 | Phone +62 623 70632159 | |
Owner Regional Unit of the Department of Culture and Tourism of West Nusa Tenggara Province Address Jalan Panji Tilar Negara No.6, Taman Sari, Ampenan, Taman Sari, Ampenan, Kota Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Bar. 83117, Indonesia Hours Open today · 8AM–3PMSaturday8AM–3PMSunday8AM–3PMMondayClosedTuesday8AM–3PMWednesday8AM–3PMThursday8AM–3PMFriday8AM–3PMSuggest an edit Similar Pura Meru, Taman Narmada, Batu Bolong Temple, Taman Mayura, Mount Rinjani | ||
West Nusa Tenggara State Museum (Indonesian Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat) is a state museum located in Mataram, Lombok Island, Indonesia. The museum is the provincial museum of the West Nusa Tenggara province.
The museum collects 7,387 items (2006) related to Lombok and Sumbawa traditional arts (e.g. traditional kris, songket, basketware and masks) as well related subject such as geology, archaeology, architecture, biology, ceramic, paintings, and others.
Collection
Some of the museum's collection are wedding costumes of the Sasak, Samawa, and Mbojo ethnic groups, several fossils, colonial coins from the Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch, and traditional weapon from the Bima Sultanate of Mataram.
The museum also collects traditional items related to mysticism such as divining stones, and traditional items to ward off bad luck, lightning, weakness, and so on.