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Oct 31, 2012

Indonesia Culture House Will Present in Eight Countries

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Houses Indonesian culture will be present in eight countries. The house is intended to introduce the cultural richness of Indonesian culture to the world. Cultural property includes geographical richness of Indonesian culture which has hundreds of ethnic groups and languages.

This was said by the Deputy Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs Cultural Wiendu Nuryati after opening the "Grand Strategy Meeting" in preparation for the World Culture for Development Forum 2013, Saturday (27/10), in the province of Yogyakarta Special Region.

"In 2013 we will begin in eight countries such as the United States, the Netherlands, and France. The house culture aims to create a positive image of Indonesia's cultural life with strategic countries, "said Wiendu.

Wiendu added, the culture will be increasingly affirmed Indonesia as the only place for the world to build a culture of dialogue. Thus the culture of Indonesia is to strengthen the network to the outside world. "If developed countries politically and economically oriented, Indonesia became a reference for the dialogue of cultures."

Meanwhile, Wiendu added if the Government is currently developing a museum of mountain culture. This museum will include mountain culture, knowledge of post-eruption civilization, to the phenomenon of Mbah Maridjan - gatekeeper of Mount Merapi.

The idea of ​​the establishment of the museum was intended to complement the Museum of Volcanology in Yogyakarta is thick with its scientific material. While the museum is full of mountain culture things that are cultural, or in other words more on the impact of civilization pascaerupsi.

The idea review team members Mountains Cultural Museum of the University of Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta Ikaputra convey, Mount Merapi is one of the three most active volcano in the world, in addition to Mount Etna in Italy and Pinatubo in the Philippines. "The museum can be a place for the world education forum. The plan, the museum will be built with natural stretch, do not stand out, adopt a blessing of nature, culture, and contemporary, "he added.

Related to the concept of the museum building, Ikaputra explained that it will resemble the form of museum bunker so as to reflect the natural forms of the mountain. In addition, the bunker can store objects when the eruption occurred again

Professor of Archaeology UGM Timbul Haryono, the idea is very interesting cultural museum. This could become an interesting tourist attraction because in addition to studying nature, travelers can also study the cultural community around Merapi. "So far the community has formed around Merapi five mountain communities. Art is very fast because it is part of the exploration of the environment through the creation of art, "he added.

WCF - Bali Forum 2013

While it is related to the Yogyakarta meeting in preparation for World Culture for Development Forum to be held in Bali in 2013, the meeting will be followed by cultural and international relations expert. They will discuss the parameters of a country's happiness index.

Responding to the meeting, Professor of International Relations Masoed UGM Mohtar said the happiness index is not only measured in terms of material but also non-material. Among the indicators of education level, income, aksesibiklitas, public facilities, capital, and space as well as a cultural expression. "Will be discussed in Bali about the proper method to measure this index," he said.

WCF activities - Bali Forum 2013 is the event to strengthen harmonious relations among nations, creating a harmonious world civilization, uphold and respect the uniqueness and cultural diversity. And to improve the welfare of the community.