Jakarta Cultural Festival

Bentara Budaya Jakarta is a cultural center located on Jalan Palmerah Selatan 17, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. The institution consists of a museum and an art gallery. Open from Monday to Friday at 8 AM to 5 PM, the gallery is closed on weekends and holidays, with an exception being made when special exhibitions are present. Entry to the gallery is free of charge and open to visitors. As a cultural institution, Bentara Budaya Jakarta hosts a wide spectrum of Indonesian cultural activities, from traditional to modern Indonesian arts, exhibitions of fine arts such as paintings, sculptures and graphic arts, to performing arts, and concerts. Bentara Budaya Jakarta is the Jakarta. History The institution was founded on 26 September 1982 by Jakob Oetama , the founder of Kompas Gramedia. An avid art collector, Oetama felt the need to share his art collections, which included paintings by Indonesian artists, sculptures, antique Chinese and Indonesian ceramics, and traditional crafts such as wayang . Subsequently, a building was constructed to store and display the collection, which later developed into an art gallery and exhibition hall to showcase the works of Indonesian artists and to promote Indonesian culture. Later, Bentara Budaya became a cultural institution, with a cultural philanthropic branch. Collection Cirebon-style wayang glass painting, depicting Bharatayudha , Collection of Bentara Budaya Jakarta Today, Bentara Budaya Jakarta has about 573 paintings by various Indonesian artists, among others Affandi , S. Sudjojono , Hendra Gunawan, Basoeki Abdullah , Bagong Kussudiardjo , Trubus Sudarsono, Rudolf Bonnet, H Widayat, Otto Jaya and many more. Bentara Budaya also hosts a large collection of Balinese classical paintings, which includes the works of I Gusti Nyoman Lempad , I Ketut Regig, I Gusti Ketut Kobot, Ida Bagus Made , Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, Dewa Putu Bedil, I Gusti Made Togog, I.