via various news sources, 19 September 2023: The fire at the National Museum of Indonesia impacted 817 artifacts but spared Prince Diponegoro’s heritage collection, as former president Megawati Soekarnoputri visits the site under tight security measures.
At least 817 historical objects were impacted by a fire that broke out at the National Museum on Saturday (September 16), the National Museum’s Acting Head of Museum and Cultural Properties, Ahmad Mahendra, stated.
“The affected collections and historical objects are either made of bronze, ceramics, terracotta, and wood or miniatures and replicas of prehistoric objects that were found intact or lightly to severely damaged,” Mahendra noted here on Tuesday.
He explained that out of the 194 thousand historical objects stored in the National Museum, 817 were impacted by the inferno.
Source: National Museum fire: At least 817 artifacts impacted – ANTARA News
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