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Prabowo Proposes Grand National Museum at Jakarta’s Monas
President Prabowo Subianto wants to build a Grand National Museum in Jakarta.
He gave the instruction to Culture Minister Fadli Zon during a meeting at Merdeka Palace on November 5.
The proposed museum would be built within the National Monument, or Monas, complex in the capital.
It is intended as a place for history, education, entertainment and recreation, especially for students and young people.
The plan follows recent upgrades to the National Gallery and the National Museum of Indonesia, also known as the Gajah Museum.
Officials say the project would strengthen Monas’s historical and educational role while making the area more welcoming, and the meeting also covered plans for Gambir Station and regional rail services in Bali.
President Prabowo Subianto has proposed building a Grand National Museum in Jakarta’s National Monument complex.
The museum is intended to be a center for history, education, entertainment and recreation, especially for students and young people.
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said Prabowo gave the directive to Culture Minister Fadli Zon at a meeting on November 5, 2026.
The meeting also covered plans to transform the Monas precinct and Gambir Station and develop a regional railway network in Bali.
Officials said the proposed museum and improvements to the surrounding area aim to strengthen Monas’s historical and educational value and foster national pride.
- Who
- President Prabowo Subianto proposed the museum. Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya announced the plan.
- What
- A Grand National Museum is proposed for the Monas complex. It would serve history, education, entertainment and recreation.
- When
- Prabowo gave the directive on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- The proposed site is the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta.
- Why
- To provide a center for history, education, entertainment and recreation, especially for students and young people, and to reinforce national pride.
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Prabowo gave Culture Minister Fadli Zon the directive at a closed-door meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya announced the proposal in Jakarta that evening.
- Proposed museum
- Grand National Museum
- Proposed site
- National Monument (Monas) complex, Jakarta
- President
- Prabowo Subianto
- Directive date
- November 5, 2026
- Other plans discussed
- Monas precinct and Gambir Station transformation; regional railway network in Bali
What people are saying
Following the completion of the revitalization of the National Gallery and the Gajah Museum, the President wants Indonesia to have a large-scale museum that will serve as a center for history, education, entertainment, and recreation, especially for students and the younger generation
The President hopes that the revitalization of the Monas area, Gambir Station, the construction of the Grand Museum, and the development of rail services in Bali will not only provide better public facilities but also become a source of national pride