Graha Parahyangan - Railways Museum and Gallery
Graha Parahyangan Railways Museum and Gallery is located in
Dayang Sumbi 10 Bandung . The museum is located not far from the
campus of Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB).
Graha Parahyangan building was established in 1927 and is home MAJ
Kelling, a Dutch national who worked as a private entrepreneur in the field of
property at the time.
The building is in arsiteki by JCJ Piso. However, the building
was used as a residence railway official when the Dutch government in power.
In addition to providing heritage locomotive travel, the museum was
officially opened on June 21, 2010 is also displaying a wide range of heritage
railways in Indonesia.
Even some in the museum's collection was imported directly from the
Museum Ambarawa, Central Java. Some of these collections include the
ticket machine, printing machine ticket date, telegraph communication tools,
wooden telephone, and calculators odhever.
In addition to displaying a collection of antique machines that have
been used by PT KAI in the past, in this museum we also offered an illustration
of train stations in the island of Java, including the Museum
Kereta Api Ambarawa and Lawang Sewu.
Museum visitors who do not know the history of Indonesian railways can
read a brief history of the ancient buildings that had become part of the
history of rail travel in Indonesia.
Graha Parahyangan which is used as a museum also has a concept to be
used as a gallery preferred to support the activities and exhibitions of
creative industry products.
In addition to museums and galleries for people's creativity, Graha
Parahyangan can also function as a means of performance art room and a seminar
room or meeting.
In fact, the plan will be put carriages containing merchandise at
Graha Parahyangan page. In addition, the carriage in the courtyard will
also functioned as a cafe, so this historic building could be more helpful and
have business value for PT KAI.
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