Sonobudoyo Museum
The Sonobudoyo Museum () is a Javanese history and culture museum and library in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The museum contains the most complete collection of Javanese artifacts, after the National Museum in Jakarta. In addition to ceramics of the Neolithic era and bronze sculptures from the 8th century, the museum also includes collections of "wayang" (shadow puppets), various ancient weapons (such as "keris"), and Javanese masks. The Sonobudoyo Museum consists of two units, with Unit I located at Jalan Trikora No. 6 Yogyakarta, and Unit II located at Ndalem Condrokiranan, Wijilan, to the east of main (northern) "alun-alun" in  the city. The museum also features nightly "wayang" and "gamelan" performances on weekdays, primarily for foreign and domestic tourists. History. The "Java Instituut" was a foundation established in 1919 in Surakarta for the study of the cultures of Java, Madura, Bali, and Lombok. In 1924, the "Java Instituut" held a congress in Surakarta to establish a museum with collections from the regions of Java, Madura, Bali, and Lombok. On November 6, 1935, the Sonobudoyo Museum was inaugurated and opened to the public, with the word "sono" meaning "place" and "budoyo" meaning "culture" in Javanese. In 1939, in order to support  and complement the business of the "Java Instituut", the "Kunstambacht School" or "Sekolah Kerajinan Seni Ukir" (Carving Arts and Crafts School) was opened. Towards the end of 1974, the Sonobudoyo Museum was handed over to the Ministry of Education and Culture and became directly responsible to the Directorate General in 2000. The Sonobudoyo Museum joined the Provincial Office of Culture and Tourism of Yogyakarta in 2001.