THE ULLEN SENTALU MUSEUM, RELICS OF THE CULTURE OF THE INDONESIA KINGDOM

If you visit Yogyakarta, you can find many destinations. It is all about nature and culture, including museums. In Yogyakarta, you can find many museums that describe the culture. One of the best museums you can visit in Jogjakarta is the Ullen Sentalu Museum. Have you heard about this museum? Keep reading if you want to know more about this museum and see it.

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History The Ullen Sentalu Museum

Ullen Sentalu Museum is a privately owned museum in Yogyakarta. Ullen Sentalu Museum is an abbreviation for Ulating Blencong Sejatine Tataraning Lumaku, which means Blencong Lamp. A lamp used during shadow puppet shows philosophically means human guidance in stepping and walking through life.

The owner, the Haryono Family, is a nobleman and batik maker. Now, the Ullen Sentalu Museum is managed by the Ulating Blencong Foundation. The Ullen Sentalu was established in 1994, and it was officially inaugurated on March 1, 1997, coinciding with the date commemorated yearly as a historical day for Yogyakarta City. The inauguration was done by KGPAA Paku Alam VIII, who was at that time the Governor of Yogyakarta Special Province.

Inside the Ullen Sentalu Museum, the history of the Mataram Kingdom is explained, namely about the four kingdoms in Solo and Yogyakarta, which were divided into Kasunanan Surakarta, Kadipaten, Kesultanan Yogyakarta, and Praja Mangkunegaran.

The objects in the Ullen Sentalu Museum are grants from the kingdoms of Solo and Yogyakarta, such as gamelan, fabrics with various patterns of Yogyakarta and Solo, and writings from the princess of Solo kingdom. All these objects are cultural relics and relics of Javanese nobility during the Mataram Kingdom era.

Visitors will be divided into several groups to do a plant tour because this labyrinth-shaped museum has an area of only 1.2 km2. The museum, which contains the Mataram Kingdom, requires all visitors to be guided by a tour guide familiar with the history of the kingdoms of Yogyakarta and Solo. The tour takes approximately 1 hour.

Guests of all ages visit the Ullen Sentalu Museum, and many foreign tourists also visit this museum. During the plant tour, all guests are invited to a gothic restaurant to enjoy a warm ginger drink as a welcome drink.

This is considered an ageless heritage drink called “Wedang Ratu Mas.” It helped warm the body because it was raining when I visited the Mataram Kingdom museum. While inside the Ullen Sentalu Museum, all visitors are prohibited from recording and taking pictures, so focus on the tour guide and enjoy the museum.

Location:

Ullen Sentalu Museum is located Jalan Boyong No.KM 25, Kaliurang Barat, Hargobinangun, Sleman, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region 55582

Entrance Ticket Price

When I visited this museum in 2018, the ticket price was: 

    • Domestic Tourists: Adults: IDR 40,000.
    • Children (5 - 12 years old): IDR 20,000. 
    • Foreign Tourists: Adults: IDR 100,000, Children (5-12).
    • KITAS Holders: IDR 60,000. 

But I saw it on their Instagram, the ticket is different. Now, the ticket is divided into two kinds. Adiluhung Mataram Tour and The Vorstenlanden Tour. The admission price for the Adiluhung Mataram Tour is IDR 50,000, and the Vorstenlanden Tour is IDR 100,000. 

In the Adiluhung Mataram Tour, visitors will learn Javanese art and culture from the four palaces in Surakarta and Yogyakarta. Tourists will explore two main areas, namely Guwa Sela Giri and Kampung Kambang.

The Vorstenlanden Tour will tell the story of the golden age of the Kesultanan Yogyakarta and Kasunanan Surakarta and recognize the acculturation of Javanese, Dutch, and Chinese cultures. Visitors can also see several collections of masterpieces from the Ullen Sentalu Museum. Visitors will be invited to tour three areas: Jagad Gallery, Sasan Sekar Bawana, and Esther Huis.

Operational Hours:

    • Monday: by national regulations, all Indonesian museums are closed every Monday. 
    • Tuesday - Friday: 08.30 - 16.00 WIB.
    • Saturday - Sunday: 08.30 - 17.00 WIB.

How to Get There

The Ullen Sentalu Museum is located near and in the same direction as the Merapi Museum. From Yogyakarta, follow Kaliurang Road until KM 25, where you will find the entrance gate of Kaliurang Tourism.

Tourist Facilities:

Entering this area, there are several facilities such as:

    • Parking area for cars and motorcycles.
    • Entrance ticket booths will also help tourists get information.
    • Worship area for tourists who are Muslim.
    • Toilets.
    • Resto after exiting the museum.

Nearby Tourist Destinations:

    • Stonehenge
    • The Lost World Castle
    • Mount Merapi Museum
    • Merapi Coffee Shop
    • Lava Tour
    • Beukenhof Resto

Tips and Tricks:

    • Prepare full gasoline because there is no gas station near this area.
    • Entering this museum is prohibited from bringing food or drinks.
    • Taking pictures is only permitted after leaving the museum.
    • Bring a jacket for those of you who are not strong in the cold. Near the Merapi mountains, the air and the weather are pretty cold. Inside the museum, it is quite cold because all rooms are air-conditioned.
    • Wear polite clothes because we will enter the cultural area.
    • Follow all the rules told by the tour guide.

If you visit during the rainy season, bring an umbrella. Moving from one building to another through an open area during the rainy season can wet your clothes. Have you been to the Ullen Sentalu Museum? If you have, please share your experience in a comment.

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