Museum MACAN and Infinity Mirror Room by Yayoi Kusama

Museum MACAN (Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara) was recently opened on November 4th, 2017 in Jakarta and claimed to be the first museum of its kind in Indonesia that providing collection of modern and contemporary art from Indonesia, Europe, America, and Asia.

Last week, we paid a visit to this Museum MACAN that located at Wisma AKR Gallery West Building 5th floor. They opened from Tuesday - Sunday (10.00 am - 7.00 pm) and closed on Monday. The exhibit title is ART TURNS,  WORLD TURNS.

At 4000 square meters facility, you can enjoy showcasing almost 90 artworks here, from Indonesian and International artists. They divided the area into four categories: 

Land, Home, People (Bumi, Kampung halaman, Manusia), 

Independence and After (Kemerdekaan dan Setelahnya), 

Struggles Around Forms and Content (Pergulatan Seputar Bentuk dan Isi),

Global Soup (Racikan Global).  

How to buy the ticket?

You can purchased the ticket on the spot or you can buy it online here. If you buy it online you can choose freely what date and time you will come. You must come to the museum at the time you choose or else your ticket will be no longer valid. Example, if you choose the time 10.00-12.00 you must enter the museum between that time. 

But if you buy the ticket on the spot, you can purchased the ticket only for that day.

Adult - IDR 50k

Elder - IDR 40k

Children - IDR 30k

Best time to visit?

I strongly recommend around morning time (10.00-12.00) is the best time to enter this museum because of less crowded. Other than that weekdays will be a better choice than weekend. But if you are going on weekend please be there as early as you can to avoid the crowded. 

The Infinity Room Rules

• After you enter the museum, actually there's no limitation of time you're inside. BUT there's a limitation time for entering the Infinity Mirrored Room. They only allowed us inside the room for 45 seconds. The time inside may be vary due to the queue lines outside. They may reduce the time if the queue is too long. 
• Maximum person to get inside is only 2 persons.
• The room actually not big enough and surrounded by water so you have to watch your step carefully and stand before the yellow circle. 
• Camera and DSLR is allowed, but we can't use the FLASHLIGHT in the area.
• The infinity mirrored room will be closed at 5.00 pm so you better get there at minimum 2 hours before the closing time in case the queue is long.

Here's several snapshot of the artworks in Museum MACAN. Let's do the Museum tour!

Bung Karno Amidst The Revolutionary War (1966) by Dullah (Indonesia)

Beetle Sphere (2013) by Ichwan Noor (Indonesia)

Juling / Cross eyed (2005) by I Nyoman Masriadi (Indonesia)

Sofa (2005) by I Nyoman Masriadi (Indonesia)

Global Soup (Racikan Global)

Andy Warhol (2002) by Wang Guangyi (China)

Ascending (2002) by Cai Guo-Qiang (China)

I Do Not Rule My Dreams, My Dreams Rule Me (2010) by Takashi Murakami (Japan)

Kaikai and Kiki (2000) by Takashi Murakami (Japan)

The most favorite artworks that become major photospot in this Museum, none other than Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Room. This become the must visited place for everyone that come to the museum. They are willing to queue for hours just for spend around seconds in this room.

Yayoi Kusama transform the dark room using mirrors and lights that reflected on every surface in the room creating an interior space that create an illusion of infinity space.

The Infinity Mirror Room 
 Brilliance of The Soul (2014) BY YAYOI KUSAMA (Japan)

After the exit, there is small shop sells kind of merchandises, such as shirt, handbag, books, and some artworks. 

We spent around 1.5 hours enjoyed our time at the museum after all. Lucky us there's no queue in the ticket booth nor to enter the Infinity Room. So I decided to take 3 times for the Infinity Room. After sight-seeing at the museum, you can also enjoy a cup of coffee and snacks right after the ticket booth by 1/15 coffee.

Thanks for reading and hopefully this post will give useful information for everyone who wants to go to the Museum MACAN. You still have plenty of time, because this exhibition will last until March 18th, 2018.