page_title: Jakarta History Museum
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Jakarta History Museum / History
context_page_description: The Jakarta History Museum, also known as Fatahillah Museum or Batavia Museum, is located in the Old Town of Jakarta, Indonesia. The building was built in 1710 as the Stadhuis of Batavia. Jakarta History Museum opened in 1974 and displays objects from the prehistory period of the city region, the founding of Jayakarta in 1527, and the Dutch colonization period from the 16th century until Indonesia's Independence in 1945.
  The museum is located in south side of Fatahillah Square near Wayang Museum and Fine Art and Ceramic Museum. The building is believed to be modeled after Dam Palace.
caption: Drawing of the city hall (Dutch: stadhuis) in Batavia (by Danish painter Johannes Rach, late 18th century)
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