Visiting this museum brought me back to Indonesia in its maritime golden age, a country rich of spices with strong traditional maritime kingdoms. The museum is a renovated old building which makes it special and brings back the ambience of the past. There are several replicas and real sea transports, brought from various regions in Indonesia. Also, there are maps... More

Which I believe is underway... let's hope they do the subject and material justice. What a maritime history Indonesia has!!! More

Start at the watch-tower at the opposite side of the street and make your way down to the museum afterwards. The exhibiitoin is nothing too exciting, but the building is amazing. More

Wondering about Jakarta's old history, this is one of the best place to visit ! More

The museum is very nice and it is in the harbour area, but you cannot see it from it. The building s very old and has a good patio. It will be refurbished soon, and I look forward to seeing it then, when there will be more information on the boats and the maritime activities of Indonesia. More

The place itself is not very-well maintained but the historical things that you can see and learn is worth to-see. More

The building is really good. The collection is also good. But the surrounding of the building is fishy (literally as in smell like fish) - if you think that's reasonable since this is right by the sea, i give you another reason why it's dodgy. Its surrounding is dirty. But, if you're okay with those, then this is a nice... More

Ship models displayed in an old warehouse. A big makeover is in progress. Interesting area, adjacent to fish market. More