Museum Bahari New Icons Tour Jogja

Jogja Museum Bahari pembukaannya inaugurated yesterday. Color as an effort to stimulate kemaritiman world, especially to the younger generation. Pemrakarsanya is the Head of General Staff (Kasum) TNI TNI vice admiral Laksda Y Didik Heru Purnomo.

Many reasons why the museum was established in the city of Yogyakarta. First, because of Jogja is Education City. Young generation in the hope that the love of the nautical world. Second, Y Didik Heru Purnomo is the birth of Yogyakarta. And this is proof of a tribute and kecintaannya on his land.

Inspired by a trip to a number of countries in this hemisphere, alumnus SMA 1 Yogyakarta utilize this private land in the RE Martadinata Street, or Jalan Wates Wirobarajan this as the location of this charming museum. "I'm obsessed that the upcoming generation of young love charming, proud to be soldiers and navy," said the man born 15 April 1954 this.

Diakuinya, geographically Jogja is not friendly to the sea. Not only is bordered by a vast sea and violent, but also with the many myths about the sea that the dismiss of the world maritime community.

This museum consists of several parts. The main building is made resembles the form of a ship of war. Complete with a variety of tools and equipment. Start from the gun, mine, torpedo, radar, the form of replica ships of war up to the navigation space is created similar to the original ship of war. On the page, a number of mines, ship propeller, torpedo displayed as a decoration.

Other support buildings consist of several parts. There is room to witness the audio-visual activities TNI AL. In another room and consists of two floors, we can see thousands of souvenir collection that came from various countries. In addition to private collections Laksda Y Didik Heru Purnomo, the other is a collection of TNI AL.

This museum, he continued, will be opened to the public. Because of that, he hopes there will be support from Pemkot Yogyakarta. That, among others, to provide socialization to the school children to visit this museum. Not simply a visit, but also for the media world kemaritiman.

Jogja own local government enthusiastically welcomed the initiative of building this museum. "In addition to completing a number of museums there, this will also become a new icon of tourism in Yogyakarta," said the Mayor of Yogyakarta Herry Zudianto