The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara or Museum MACAN is an art museum at Kebon Jeruk in Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum is the first in Indonesia to have a collection of modern and contemporary Indonesian and international art. It has a display area of about 4,000 square meters. The museum is included in a list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places 2018 released by Time magazine.[1]

Museum MACAN opened in November 2017. The museum displays around 90 works from a collection totalling 800 modern Indonesian and contemporary artworks from around the world including 'Infinity Mirrored Room' by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.[2][3] Contemporary and modern art displayed by the MACAN museum is not limited to paintings, but also includes contemporary styles using various media, techniques, and installation art.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Museum Macan named one of world's greatest places". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Emont, Jon (27 November 2017). "Thanks to One Man's Collection, Jakarta Now Has a World-Class Museum". Retrieved 5 March 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ Wang, Jennifer. "Indonesia's Richest 2017: Heir To Chemicals Fortune Brings Modern Art To Indonesia". forbes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "10 Fakta Museum MACAN, Museum Baru di Jakarta yang Instagramable Abis!". IDN Times. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "New Modern and Contemporary Art Museum to Enter Jakarta's Art Scene in 2017". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

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