Aceh Tsunami Museum is a museum to commemorate the 230,000
peoples who died in the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, especially at Nanggroe
Aceh Darussalam on 26 December 2008.
The museum is located at
Jalan Iskandar Muda, Banda Aceh, the museum is open daily (except Friday) at
10:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 17:00. The building houses on stilts style is quite
unique in that when viewed from a distance resembles a ship with a chimney.
The Aceh Tsunami Museum was
designed by Indonesian architect Ridwan Kamil. The museum is a 2,500
m2 four-story structure; its long curving walls covered in geometric
reliefs. Inside, visitors enter through a dark, narrow corridor between two
high walls of water — meant to recreate the noise and panic of the tsunami
itself. The museum walls are adorned with images of people performing
the Saman dance, a symbolic gesture dedicated to the strength,
discipline and religious beliefs of the Acehnese people. From above, the
roof resembles a tidal wave. The ground floor is modelled on the kind of
traditional raised Acehnese houses that were best equipped to survive the
tsunami.
Entering Tsunami Museum, we
can sense of atmosphere at the time of the disaster occurred. All are recorded in photographs Banda Aceh
tsunami presented in the monitor screen in down hall. Before going into down
hall called “wells prayer “ we will go through very interestering and
architecturally building with its spiral walk way. In there, we will see the
film, photos and info the earthquake and tsunami that we were unaware of before.
On the second floor contains
a form of learning media library, props, room 4D (four dimensions), and
souvenir shop. Some props are displayed among other things, the design of
earthquake resistant buildings, as well as a model diagram of the earth fault.
There are some facilities continue to be refined as the space disaster
paintings, dioramas, libraries, 4-dimensional space, and cafe.
According to a museum designed
by local architect Ridwan Kamil, the Museum was built with the function for
commemorating the victims of tsunami disaster; for tsunami research center and learning
tsunami disaster; as a symbol of the strength of the people of Aceh in the
tsunami disaster; as a legacy to future generations in Aceh in the form of
messages that have occurred in the tsunami region; and also to remind
earthquake hazards and tsunami that threaten the region of Indonesia. This is
because Indonesia is located in the "fire ring" Pacific volcanic belt,
and the path that encircle the Pacific Basin. Region is a local ring of fire
that often by the earthquake could trigger a tsunami.
Finally, Just come to visit
Aceh. Your visit to Aceh Tsunami Museum will not be in vain because the museum
building is loaded with the value of local knowledge and are designed with the
concept memimesis ship and from the outside looks like a chimney so far unique
to be recorded in your camera.