indonesian monument museum national indonesian press formally established years proposed monument located operated complex consists old society building constructed meeting indonesia subsequent expansions listed collection million newspapers magazines variety exhibitions artefacts related history press indonesia facilities include room free read newspapers library promoted site educational tourism exhibitions facebook visited people history building housed constructed orders vii prince society building meeting hall known designed engineers met building formed basis public radio operated native thirteen years later february indonesia formed building date commemorated indonesia japanese occupation dutch_east_indies building housed clinic treat troops office february event celebrating years high profile reporters suggested foundation established manage national press museum foundation collection donated years later foundation begin plans establishing physical museum plans formally announced minister information february land donated government museum formally opened february new buildings added dedication speech president warned press dangers freedom stating exercising freedom freedom sake luxury afford museum headed year wrote museum rarely visited places poorly maintained based popular view museums boring places order attract new visitors museum initiated competitions including photography contest museum facebook page undertaken mobile exhibitions showing collection cities january september museum received visitors increase cent previous year target credited promotional efforts undertaken museum promoted site educational tourism accepts donations materials related press indonesia description located street corner west palace complex consists original building story buildings story building additions constructed later museum parking area public boards latest editions local newspapers read freely façade decorated design year year construction completed management museum handled dan administrative structure consists museum head administrative manager divisions customer service conservation preservation day day activities museum employs civil servants building listed museum includes media centre general public access internet charge computers library collection approximately books room copies old newspapers magazines read media completed site room available longer regularly conducts press media communications holds themed exhibitions media based national holidays including independence day anniversary youth pledge museum collection mobile exhibition digital collection library accessible general public researchers access paper copies newspapers magazines holdings museum holds million newspapers magazines published parts indonesian archipelago colonial times present day numerous pieces communications technology technology reporting including large main entrance hall holds important figures history journalism indonesia includes rear main entrance hall series illustrating communications press indonesian history shows forms communication news sharing pre colonial indonesia second shows press colonial period including newspaper indies dutch memories der printed newspaper indies newspaper indies depicts press japanese occupation fourth depicts press national revolution including formation fifth shows state press president time great press censorship final depicts press beginning greater freedom press granted museum holds artefacts belonged journalists post independence indonesia includes belonged vocal journalist based shirt shot covering indonesian occupation equipment covering solar eclipse june camera journalist based killed covering corruption scandal artefacts journalists acquired october
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