REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKALONGAN – For those desiring about the history of batik, visiting Batik National Museum, may be the right thing to do. Located in Pekalongan, Central Java, the museum has many kinds of batik from time to time. Name one kind of batik, then you can see that in this museum, even hundreds year old batik.

This museum has at least a thousand of batik collections. It also keeps modern batik donated from batik devotees figure from 23 provinces in Indonesia. The displayed batiks are ranging from contemporary, traditional, and coastal patterns. 

Pekalongan batik for instance, is a kind of coastal batik. It has bright colors, red, yellow, and blue.

Museum also shows batik with its explanation of who can use it or on what occasions. Yogyakarta and Solo Batik or known as rural batik usually have a strict rule, such as Parang pattern for the king and his family and Kawung pattern for duke and the escorts.

Yet, not all ancient batik collections are put on display at one time, since the exhibition area is not large enough. Another reason is to prevent some damages to those precious collections. 

Showing not only clothes, the museum provides the batik literature, every visitor can see the culture of making batik. Utilities used for making batik, such as canting, are also on display.

The museum is announced officially by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on July 12, 2006. The entrance fee is 1,000 IDR for student and 3,500 IDR for public. Students and scholars often come to this museum to do the research for paper and thesis. 

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