Jakarta History Museum

The Jakarta History Museum, also known as the Fatahillah Museum, is housed in the old colonial city hall in Kota Tua, Jakarta. The museum presents artefacts, maps and exhibits tracing the city’s history from the colonial period to modern times.

Exhibits are arranged within the historic building’s rooms and around the central courtyard, showing objects related to administration, trade and urban life in Batavia/Jakarta. The museum is part of the larger Old Town ensemble and is often visited together with surrounding colonial-era structures.

The building itself dates to the Dutch colonial period and has functioned in various administrative and municipal roles before becoming a museum; its conversion aimed to preserve the historic fabric and present the city’s past to visitors. The site remains a focal point for heritage walks in Jakarta.

Located on the main square of Kota Tua in northwestern central Jakarta, the museum sits amid other restored colonial buildings and is accessible by road from central Jakarta.

• Historic setting: Located in Jakarta's Old Town (Kota Tua), the museum occupies the former Dutch city hall and is central to the colonial-era square and surrounding buildings.

What to See #

• Town Hall building and courtyard: The colonial-era city hall building and courtyard where the museum's collection of historic maps, artefacts and colonial-era objects are displayed.
• Historic galleries and exhibits: Ground-floor galleries and period rooms exhibiting colonial administration artefacts, puppets and historic cartography of Batavia/Jakarta.