Affandi Museum is located at Jalan Laksda Adi Sucipto No. 167, Subdistrict of Depok, Regency of Sleman, Province of D.I. Yogyakarta, Java Island, Indonesia. Affandi Museum was built on a land area of 3500 m², which consists of a museum and Affandi’s house.
Affandi was a famous painter from Indonesia, the results of his work was already well known to the whole world. Affandi is a world class painter.
Affandi, born in 1907 in Cirebon, West Java. In 1933, Affandi married. Maryati is the name of his wife, a girl born in Bogor. From his marriage, Affandi and Maryati blessed with a daughter, who was named Kartika. Later, Kartika inherited his father's talent as a painter.
After years of work, on May 23, 1990 Affandi died, He was buried at the museum complex, adjacent to the tomb of his wife, Maryati. Furthermore, Affandi Museum was managed by The Affandi Foundation until now.
Although Affandi had died, but the name and his work will remain eternal.
Affandi had three consecutive times designated by the Government of Indonesia to represent Indonesia in the International Exhibition (Biennale Exhibition), namely in Brazil in 1952, in Venice Italy in 1954, and in Sao Paulo in 1956.
In Venice, Italy, Affandi succeed and win a prize.
Affandi never held an exhibition to go abroad, among others, to Singapore, India, London, Brussel, Amsterdam, Rome, Paris and others.
Affandi often exhibit paintings to various countries, so that the results of his work known to the world. Through his work, Affandi received numerous awards in Asia and Europe, among them:
- Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the National University of Singapore in 1977.
- Peace Prize of The Dag Hammarskjoeld Prize from Italy in 1977.
- Bintang Maha Jasa Utama from the Government of Indonesia in 1978.
Events At Affandi Museum
Affandi Museum other than as a museum exhibiting large paintings by Affandi, also used to place a lot of activities related to art activities and exhibitions. Some activities that regularly take place at the Affandi Museum is:
- Exhibition of Paintings Tonny Holsbergen (every month in February)
- Commemorating the late of Affandi (each dated May 23)
- Sorrandu Exhibition (each month June until July)
- Solo Exhibition of Kartika Affandi (every month November)
Supporting facilities in the Affandi Museum
Available: the library, the tower of view, the stage house, cart, gallery of performances (indoor and outdoor), guide, the performance space, conference rooms, Café of Loteng, Studio of Gajah Wong, mosque, souvenir shops, swimming pools and toilets.
Travel route to the Affandi Museum
From Adi Sucipto Airport in Yogyakarta, only ± 4 km. From the airport, travelers can drive a taxi, bus or car rental.
From Tugu Station (Railway Station) in Yogyakarta City, only ± 5 km. From the station, tourists can take a taxi, bus or car rental.
From the Bus Terminal of Giwangan in Yogyakarta, only ± 8 km. From Terminal, travelers can drive a taxi, bus.
Time a Visit to The Affandi Museum
Affandi Museum opened to visitors:
From 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Monday until Saturday
From 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM on Sunday
Affandi Museum is closed to the public every National Holidays / Religious, unless previously made a reservation to the manager of the museum.
