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To lure visitors, Jakarta History Museum plans 'selfie corners'
The Jakarta History Museum is one of the most popular destinations in Kota Tua that saw the number of visitors increase to 9.7 million in 2018 from 8.6 million in 2017.
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The Jakarta History Museum in Kota Tua, West Jakarta. (Shutterstock/File)
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ugging her 4-year-old son Fadli, Dita Febriyanti came all the way from Bogor, West Java, for her second visit to the Jakarta History Museum in Kota Tua, West Jakarta on Thursday.
The 38-year-old toured every room in the country’s most visited museum, taking shots of herself and her son with objects on display. She loves to use them as a backdrop and posts the photos on her Facebook and Instagram pages.
She observed that the museum, popularly known as Fatahillah museum, was better than the first time she visited with her eldest son during a holiday season last year. Despite enjoying her time, she had one thing to fret about: the best spots remained overcrowded.
“People crowd the popular spots, making it difficult for visitors to take good selfies,” she said, laughing.
Such a complaint is common and the museum management is taking it seriously.
It is trying to accommodate the narcissist demand for platforms designated for taking selfies in the museum that is usually overcrowded at weekends and on public holidays. Open from Tuesday through Sunday, the museum welcomes 800,000 visitors a year, making it the most-visited history museum in Indonesia, according to official figures.
The Jakarta History Museum’s service division head, Galih Hutama Putra, confirmed that the plan to set up selfie platforms was on the table.
