Car belonging to former president Soekarno designated as a cultural heritage object
The DKI Jakarta administration through the DKI Jakarta Culture Office has determined six new cultural heritage objects. The six collections were obtained from the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics, the Jakarta History Museum and the Joang '45 Museum.
The six collections are:
Painting - Bupati Cianjur by Raden Saleh;
Painting - Pengantin Revolusi by Hendra Gunawan;
Painting - Prambanan Seko by S. Sudjojono;
Painting - Dewi by Agus Djaya;
The Jagur cannon; and
The Rep-1 car which is the official vehicle of the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, Soekarno.
Head of the DKI Jakarta Culture Office Iwan Henry Wardhana explained that the determination of the cultural heritage objects was carried out after going through a review from the DKI Jakarta Cultural Heritage Expert Team who then recommended the six historical and important collections.
"The objects that are designated as cultural heritage objects are superior collections of each museum which have important values in terms of history and art and meet the criteria as cultural heritage objects," he explained.
The Rep-1 car is a collection of the Joang '45 Museum which is considered an object that has special meaning for Indonesian history because it was used by the first president of Indonesia, Soekarno, as his official vehicle. The 1930s American-style car is designated as a cultural heritage object through Gubernatorial Decree No.365/2022.