About
The Indonesian Museums Documentation Project (Koleksi Kita) strengthens how museums in Jakarta manage, protect, and share their collections. It promotes accurate cataloguing, disaster risk preparedness, and digital accessibility. The project aligns with broader efforts to enhance museum practices and connect museums with global audiences.
Started in 2024 with the support of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), the project is implemented by Southeast Asia Museum Services (SEAMS) in collaboration with the Jakarta Provincial Government (Dinas Kebudayaan Provinsi DKI Jakarta) and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenbud) through the Indonesian Heritage Agency (IHA) - National Museum of Indonesia unit.
Project Components
Koleksi Jakarta
Koleksi Jakarta is a bilingual digital platform that brings together museum collections from across Jakarta into a single searchable website. Developed as part of the Koleksi Kita initiative, the platform is built on international documentation standards- including Getty vocabularies and the Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA)- adapted to the Indonesian museum context. Koleksi Jakarta enables visitors to explore thousands of museum collections through themes, stories, timelines, colours, and advanced search, while supporting museums with consistent documentation and collection management. Visit: https://koleksijakarta.id
Provenance Research & Documentation at the National Museum of Indonesia
The project undertakes provenance research on 60 colonial-era objects from Aceh housed at the National Museum of Indonesia. Using the Significance 2.0 methodology, this work strengthens understanding of each object's history, ownership, and cultural significance while promoting transparency, ethical stewardship, and responsible collection management. Research outcomes include enhanced documentation, new historical narratives, digital resources, and public engagement through publications and exhibitions. Visit: https://goo.gle/keunabahaceh
Activities
Collection Documentation & Provenance Research
Working with 12 museums and galleries in Jakarta and the National Museum of Indonesia, the project documents more than 1,200 museum objects while undertaking provenance research that strengthens collection knowledge and historical understanding.
Digital Platforms
The project develops digital infrastructure that improves museum documentation while expanding public access to cultural heritage through platforms such as Koleksi Jakarta and Keuneubah Aceh, making collections easier to discover and explore.
Training & Capacity Building
Museum professionals participate in workshops, training, and knowledge-sharing activities covering documentation standards, cataloguing, provenance research, digitisation, photography, and disaster preparedness, helping build sustainable museum practices across Indonesia.
Public Engagement
Through digital platforms, seminars, publications, exhibitions, and educational programmes, Koleksi Kita encourages wider public engagement with museum collections and demonstrates how good documentation supports cultural preservation.
Participating Museums
The Indonesian Museums Documentation Project brings together a network of museums under the Dinas Kebudayaan Provinsi DKI Jakarta (Jakarta Office of Culture) and the National Museum of Indonesia, under Indonesian Heritage Agency (IHA), working collectively to safeguard Jakarta’s cultural heritage collections through improved documentation and digital access.
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