A visit to the Indonesian World Record Museum in Semarang

You must have known MURI, Indonesian World Record Museum which is a private institution to record any achievement data that occurred in Indonesia. But did you also know that MURI also has a museum to store dokomentasi record-a record that he wrote?
Space museum, a place to store documentation of such record-breaking MURI

Space museum, a place to store documentation of such record-breaking MURI

MURI Museum is in two locations. First of Jakarta in Indonesia LG Floor Mall of Kelapa Gading, and the second in Semarang, which at 275 Independence Pioneer Road Srondol. Museum in Semarang became one with the industrial area Jamu Jago. Jaya Soeprana is inextricably from Jamu Jago as a base family's business activities. This time my friend would invite all to explore, what's MURI museum in Semarang?
The MURI Lispstik Indonesia

The MURI Lipstick Indonesia

Initially the institute founded by Jaya Soeprana on January 27, 1990 is called the Indonesian Record Museum is shortened to MURI. In its development later changed to World Record Museum of Indonesia on August 14, 2005, coinciding with the inauguration of the gallery muri in the tourist area of ​​Borobudur. The institute is similar to Guinness World Records, founded by Sir Hugh Beaver in 1951, which now has worldwide, noting all sorts of records that occur worldwide.

As time public remarks on the activities undertaken MURI considered very positive. Lots create new records and is said not only Indonesia but the limited scope of such record-breaking can be said is also a world record. This is the reason why the name MURI transformed into Indonesian World Record Museum. Unexpectedly, it turned out the idea of ​​the establishment of this MURI able to inspire other countries, who are interested also set up similar institutions in their respective countries.

Not all records were noted MURI can be stored physically. Mostly in the form of record-breaking activity or event for a moment that only documented in the form of photographs. Although there is also a monumental physical shape that can be stored in the museum space. Such as record "The lipstick BRA Mooryati Soedibyo" of PT Mustika Ratu Tbk, under the theme "Bias Assorted Colors 2002", managed to create the largest lipstick with a height of 3 meters, diameter of the bottom frame 80 cm, circumference above 70 cm diameter.

Not much different from the Guinness Book of Records, MRI has also published books MURI record. Until the year 2014 have been published until 3rd edition.

Inside the museum space MURI Semarang, in addition to documentation stored record has been noted, there are also various kinds of trinkets historical objects related to herbal medicine. Not surprisingly, the museum because they indeed are in industrial environments Jamu Jago. There is a signpost antique Jamu Jago stored and cared for, there is an antique typewriters and calculating machines antique. In the store there is also a wide variety of materials nostrum-an and the equipment to make a traditional herbal medicine.
Nameplate antique Djamoe Yjap Sjago

Nameplate antique Djamoe Tjap Djago

In general, it is not a large collection of tangible physical object associated with a record which has been noted MURI we can see there. But as one of tourist destinations education, it does not hurt to make a quick stop if you're in Semarang. Moreover, very strategic location, being on the edge of Semarang - Ungaran. The same pathway that should you go through (if not using the toll road) to get to many tourist areas in the south of the city of Semarang as Bandungan, Bannerman Sidomukti, Gedongsongo, Culinary Jimbaran, Kampoeng Rawa Ambarawa Railway Museum Ambarawa, Kampoeng Kopi Banaran and many more fun locations located around Mount Ungaran.

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