Museum Dewantara Kirti Griya is a museum of relics of an Indonesian education figure, Ki Hadjar Dewantara in the form of a house and pendopo. In addition, the museum also displays a collection of relics of goods used by Ki Hadjar Dewantara and his family. The museum is located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The building which stands on an area of 5,594 m2 was purchased under the names of Ki Hadjar Dewantara, Ki Sudaminto, Ki Supratolo from Mas Adjeng Ramsinah on August 14, 1935. It was built in 1925 in a Javanese style. The building was recorded in the register book of Kraton Ngayogyakarta dated May 26, 1926, with Number 1383 / l.H (2). On December 18, 1951, the purchase was granted to Yayasan Persatuan Perguruan Tamansiswa.
In November 1957, coinciding with Ki Hadjar Dewantara's golden marriage, he received a devotional offering from Taman Siswa lovers in the form of a residence named Padepokan Ki Hadjar Dewantara, located on Jl. Kusumanegara 131 Yogyakarta. In 1958, on the occasion of the Tamansiswa civil service meeting, Ki Hadjar Dewantara submitted a request to the court that his former residence in the Tamansiswa college complex, Jl. Tamansiswa 31 is used as a museum. The request was well received and carried out after his death. Ki Hadjar Dewantara died on April 26, 1959 and was buried in Wijaya Brata Park. Starting in 1960, Taman Siswa tried to realize the ideas of the late Ki Hadjar Dewantara.
Building and collections
The Dewantara Kirti Griya Museum is located in the same complex as the Dewantara Kirti Griya Library and the Taman Siswa Pendopo Agung Complex. This building has been designated as a Cultural Conservation Object by Regulation of the Minister of Culture and Tourism number PM.25/PW.007/MKP/2007. Stipulated in Jakarta On March 26, 2007.