De Javasche Bank

5 Calla Clarissa - 4 years ago

This nice museum placed in the centre of Surabaya, vintage themed and good for those who like historical places around the city. Free admission free (domestic and international), just need to fill some information in the front table. The workers are also helpful and friendly, just ask if there is something you want to know

4 Qonita Afnani - 4 years ago

This is such an amazing conserved-museum of De Javache Bank! It looks like we go back to the old era in Surabaya where we still find european architecture, ornament, and a lot of things. From this building, we migjt find something wonderful about its history that we never even hear before.

From what I read in infographic here with title "From Garuda to Pahlawan", De Javache Bank (DJB) was a circulation bank in the period of Dutch Indies colonialism established in 1828, and its head office is in Batavia (Jakarta). The building here in Jalan Garuda Surabaya is one of its branches that opened on 14 September 1829. It became the most prestigious bulding in Surabaya at that time. On 1 July 1953, De Javache Bank changed to Bank Indonesia, and the building in Jalan Garuda become the office and could not support the operational activities because the capacity of the building was limited. It no longer be used so the new office was constructed on Jalan Pahlawan no. 105 which is still being used as Bank Surabaya office.

That important information should be informed to people as the citizen of Surabaya. From what I saw yesterday, this building was still lack of visitors, especially the domestics itself. There must be a big promotion and support from people and government to make this place hype again especially for the young generations so this kind of cultural building will be exist. The historical foundation should be known for the sake of that place and the nationalism character of the citizen. Its kind of appreciation if we can help to conserve this building by visiting and introducing this place start to our friends or relations. It will be a big help.

????????????????, it truly amazing but needs more promotion and attention :)

4 Moses Yoserano - 3 years ago

It's a good museum. In the first floor you can learn some cool trick about how cctv works in the past when a camera (video recorder) doesn't exist yet. In here you can also see many types of money that use to be trade in indonesia, old atm machine, old money cutter, old shredder, and many more things about money and bank

4 Bernadeta Setyo - 3 years ago

Free entry. It's a nice museum to visit in town. Their collections are well maintained. There are also many spots to take photo

5 Asep T. Mahpud - 3 years ago

Great museum for it fascinating architect and neighborhood. If you love art deco and historical building, then its the right place to visit.

5 moon child - 4 years ago

if you like spend your weekend or holiday come to museum I'll recommend this one. for foreign ofc. no ticket here, you just need fill your name to staff so ylu can explore after that

5 Vika Kinanti - 4 years ago

A small museum, now known as Bank Indonesia, showcase collection of money printing tools, money storage warehouse, and they have a traditional cctv ! Beautiful building for your background picture :)