Antara will start renovating their Pasar Baru buildings next month and turn them into what the news agency describes as a new complex for modern journalism.

"The [ceremonial] groundbreaking [for the project] will take place on Dec. 13 this year, coinciding with the 85th anniversary of Antara news agency," president director Meidyatama Suryodiningrat said recently in a statement.

Most of Antara’s operations are currently based at the Wisma Antara building in Central Jakarta, located some 5 kilometers away from Pasar Baru.

The new office complex will consist of two major parts: the Antara Photojournalism Gallery (GFJA) building – which is currently used for photo exhibitions or other events related to photojournalism – and the former building of the Dutch East Indies news agency, Aneta, during the colonial period.

The former Aneta building will be transformed into a converged newsroom and a learning hub for anyone wanting to improve journalism in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the GFJA building will maintain its function as a gallery and museum for journalistic work and artwork as well as a place for hosting public discussions.

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The renovation project followed the selling of Wisma Antara in September.

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