ABOUT THE CONTEXT

Jogja National Museum is both a museum and an art gallery located in Jogjakarta. It has been through a series of restorations. It was once a complex for Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI) and the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design of Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta. The rejuvenation of this abandoned complex was endeavored by KPH. Wironegoro, the head of Yayasan Yogyakarta Seni Nusantara (YYSN) in 2006. Arcadia Architects also supported the attempt to rejuvenate the complex, which they intervened in 2021.

JNM is surrounded by commercials (predominant), health care, education institutes, and hostelries. The commercials consist of diners, souvenir shops, boutiques, cafes, etc. On the west side of the site, there’s a river that runs throughout the y-axis of the city.