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This sugar factory was built in 1861 and was turned into a museum in 2018 after 20 years of neglect. The museum contains old machines used to process sugarcane into sugar.
De Tjolomadoe or De Colomadu sugar factory was built by Mangkunegara IV at 1862 with consortium from Dutch East Indies government, located 12.7 km from center of Surakarta and 58.1 km from Yogyakarta.
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Balekambang Park
Closed until further notice at May 2024.
Watch classical Javanese theatre in the form of shadow play wayang kulit or wayang wong performed by actors on a stage at this amusement park. Tales from the Hindu epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, accompanied by a live gamelan orchestra. Also has a children's playground and a food court serving Javanese food.
Various cultural and historical artifacts including Hindu-Buddhist sculptures, wayang kulit (leather puppet), kris (Javanese daggers) and old texts.
Monumen Pers Nasional
A monument and museum to the national Indonesian press. Formally established in 1978, more than 20 years after it was first proposed, the complex consists of an old society building, which was constructed in 1918 and used for the first meeting of the Reporters Association of Indonesia (Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia, or PWI), as well as several subsequent expansions; it is listed as a Cultural Property of Indonesia. The National Press Monument has a collection of over a million newspapers and magazines, as well as a variety of exhibitions and artefacts related to the history of the press in Indonesia. Facilities include a multimedia room, free-to-read newspapers, and a library.
Danar Hadi batik museum
The 10,000-piece collection of batik magnate Santosa Doellah, the owner of Batik Danar Hadi, said to be the biggest in Indonesia. A variety of batik from different cultural influences and periods: Javanese, Chinese, Indian and colonial Dutch. An interesting piece is the Dutch-influenced "Snow White" and "Little Red Riding Hood" batik, which depict fairytale scenes. Adjacent is a batik shop and the Soga Café. Behind the museum is a workshop where you can see the process of batik making from start to finish. The building is a 19th century mansion of a Javanese noble family, called Ndalem Wuryaningratan with an architectural style that combines traditional Javanese and classical European styles. About an hour visit. Photos/videos not allowed.
Palace of the Mangkunegara Princes. A beautiful palace built in 1757 with an awe-inspiring main audience hall. Facility: museum, art and cultural centre.