Unesco award given to the Museum Batik Pekalongan

Unesco award given to the Museum Batik Pekalongan Pekalongan - Two certificates of appreciation from about batik as a Unesco world cultural heritage and certificate management best batik museum in the world, Monday (05/17/2010) submitted directly by the Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare Indroyono Susilo told Mayor Pekalongan dr HM. Basyir Ahmad as Chairman of the board of the Museum Batik Pekalongan batik Pekalongan and figures Fatkhiah Hj Ahmad. Surrender which took place at the Museum Batik Pekalongan, also handed over a donation of 18 collections of batik Widianingsri Susilo Sudarman. Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare Indroyono Susilo said the second submission was acknowledged certificate to the Museum Batik Pekalongan intended as reinforcement terehadap eskistensi existence of the museum, remembering as the city of Pekalongan batik. "Given the current condition of the central government museum will expand the museum location, so that could be more representative as the Museum Batik nsional known and internationally," said Indroyono. Meanwhile Mrs. Susilo Sudarman Widianingsri handed over mengungapkan batik collections, batik collection was donated to the Museum Batik Batik is already subject to a few dozen years ago while accompanying her husband Soesilo Sudarman While serving as Ambassador, the U.S. military attache for 12 years and as a Minister. "Batik which I donated even have memories of history, but it would be better located in the museum, because it can see the public," he said. Museum Manager Balgies Diab admitted batik museum in its development, which was inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, July 16, 2006 lot batik collections obtained donations from the community at large. The last four years the number of collection reached 1089 pieces of batik batik from various domestic and foreign countries. [Py]