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‘Segar Bugar’ takes a fresh look at conservation efforts in Jakarta
The exhibition “Segar Bugar: The Story of Conservation in Jakarta from the 1920s to the Present” invites the public to take a fresh look at conservation efforts in Jakarta from the Dutch colonial era until today.
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Examining colonialism: The Segar Bugar cultural conservation exhibition at the Bank Indonesia Museum in Jakarta shows clippings of Japanese propaganda that feature heritage buildings. (JP/A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil)
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onservation of the cultural heritage of Jakarta, and to broader extent Indonesia, has been in the hands of various rulers, who have each held different visions and taken different approaches.
Take the Bank Indonesia Museum, for example. The building, located in Kota Tua, West Jakarta, was built by the Dutch colonial government in the early 20th century as the office of central bank De Javasche Bank.
The building remained in use during Japanese occupation in the 1940s. Following Indonesia’s independence, it became the headquarters of Bank Indonesia from 1953 until 1962 before it was left abandoned until being restored as a museum in 2006.
Given its intriguing past, the Bank Indonesia Museum is the perfect site to host the historical conservation exhibition “Segar Bugar: The Story of Conservation in Jakarta from the 1920s to the Present” from Oct. 24 to Nov. 24. The event was initiated by Indonesia’s Center for Architecture Documentation.
Taking its title, Segar Bugar (fit and healthy), from the benefits of drinking jamu (traditional herbal drink), the exhibition invites the public to take a fresh look at conservation efforts in Jakarta.
“Every regime has had their own approach to conservation. It’s not just about remembering [heritage],” architecture curator Rifandi Septiawan Nugroho told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
The exhibition is divided into four sections based on time periods.
