History of Java Museum, The story begin.....
If you visiting History of Java Museum in Yogyakarta, you may found lots interesting story about Java or its people. For an example, not many know that Ki Hajar Dewantara who is an Indonesian education figure is actually a nobleman who even had the opportunity to lead an independent duchy in the Yogyakarta area. There are many nobleman or born in an aristocracy family then scrapped the Javanese gentility title to live among the ordinary peoples. Born as Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat in the Javanese aristocracy, his family belonged to the royal house of Pakualaman . He was one of Prince Paku Alam III 's grandsons through his father, GPH Soerjaningrat. Ki Hajar Dewantoro Besides being tenacious as a young reporter, Soewardi was also active in social and political organizations. Since the establishment of Boedi Oetomo in 1908, he was active in their propaganda service to socialize and promote public awareness of Indonesia as a nation...