National Museum Day: Measurement of the relevance of museums for current and future generations

Yogja -celebrated on October 12 every year, the National Museum Day sparks -discussion on the relevance of museums for current and future generations. Three museum observers representing each generation answered this question. The three of them, namely Jakarta Intercultural School (Jis) student Marsha Widodo, Artjog Curator Ignatia Nilu, and Sanata Dharma University Yogja Postgraduate, Dr Gregorius Budi Subanar SJ, explained their respective views on the museum of the museum (11/10/2025). noon. As a young generation often called Gen., Marsha also explained how her interest in the world of museums began. He said that because he was little, his parents took him to explore museums in different countries. Browse to continue with the content. It has gradually developed his passion for the world of museums. Marsha admitted that she could see how history and art in the museum could feel alive. “From there, I learned many things I would not have learned in class, through curiosity and direct experience,” Marsha explained when he met at Daj on Saturday (11/10). By exploring many museums in different countries, he realized that the culture of visiting museums in Indonesia and abroad is very different. He gave an example, in Europe or America, children grew up with the habit of visiting museums. Marsha Widodo, Ignatia Nilu, and Dr Gregorius Budi Subanar SJ visited the Yogja Archives Diorama Museum (DAJ), on Saturday (11/10) afternoon. PHOTO: ADJI G RINEPTA CULTURE, which he believes has been built from a young age creates curiosity and a sense of appreciation for culture and history that comes to the fore from an early age. “In Indonesia it is still rare; most people come to museums due to school assignments, not due to personal motivation. If this habit grows from childhood, the way we see the world and understand our own culture will be much deeper,” Marsha said. In addition, says Marsha, the thing that moved her most when she visited the museum was when she saw objects from Indonesia, such as Javanese manuscripts, textiles or sculptures exhibited abroad. “That experience bridge the distance, brought the spirit of curiosity and lively museum culture here,” says Marsha. “For me, a museum is not only a place to preserve, but also a space to participate and re -connect people with stories that are their own,” he continued. For information, the museum that Marsha visited, namely the Yogja Archives Diorama (DAJ), is a documentation storage center that collects and offers various archives related to history, culture and the development of art in Yogyakarta. This place functions as an important source of reference for researchers, students and the general public who want to delve deeper into the cultural heritage and historical journey of yogja from the Panembahan Senopati era in the 1590s to today’s yogja. Dr Gregorius Budi Subanar SJ is one of the figures designed by this archive museum. At the time, the postgraduate teacher at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, who is known to be called Romo Banar, trusted to lead the archive team and was involved in planning the history and design of the DJ. Marsha Widodo, Ignatia Nilu, and Dr Gregorius Budi Subanar SJ visited the Yogja Archives Diorama Museum (DAJ), on Saturday (11/10) afternoon. PHOTO: ADJI G RINEPTA FATHER BANAR is of the opinion that museums should renew themselves so that they are always relevant to different age groups. How can it be, a museum full of knowledge can be a way for children to experience historical experiences. “Don’t forget, which can be staged is art, so the museum element needs a touch of art,” Father Banar said. “Who is he talking to children with? With teenagers? Well, every age group also needs certain language or symbols. Museum revival must also take that into account,” he continued. Meanwhile, Ignatia Nilu added that not only art can be used to develop museums to make it more relevant to the times, but also technology. Recently, many museums did. According to Nilu, it is important, so museums are always attractive to every generation. Therefore, the use and exploration of technology cannot stop supporting the existence of museums. “I think today’s museums should revive themselves and rejuvenate themselves so they always keep up with the times,” he said. “The public of today is the public to participate, to enter museums is not just about reading and watching,” Nilu continues. Through a journey with Nilu and Romo Banar to explore the times in the DAJ Museum, Marsha discovered that the museum is more than just a building that stores old objects. Museums are one of the rare spaces where culture, memory and identity can meet and work for everyone. “In the end, museums culture keeps alive. Museums are not only places to store, but to share: spaces for dialogue between sexes, between communities and between the past and the future,” Marsha concluded. (AKD/AKD)