Affandi Museum, Visiting the Palace Maestro

Visiting Affandi Museum is located in Jalan Raya Jakarta-Solo, or precisely western edge Gajah Wong River, giving the opportunity for you to trace all the means of life Affandi. You can view the magnificent works of the maestro during life, the work of the painter who ditampungnya, means of transportation that dipakainya first, the ditinggali home to a studio that is now used to develop talent to paint children.

Museum complex consists of 3 pieces with the gallery as the gallery I purchase a ticket and the beginning of the tour. I opened the gallery in person by Affandi since 1962 and inaugurated in 1974 this includes a number of paintings from the early Affandi work until the end of his life. Painting is usually the form of paintings and works of sktesa reproduction is placed in the top 2 larik down and aft to meet arch-shaped room.

I was in the Gallery, you can see a number of valuables during Affandi life. At the end of the room, you can see the car Gallan Colt 1976 is colored sulfur modified so that it resembles the shape of fish, also a bike that looks ancient onthel shiny as a means of transportation. You can also see his work as a statue of reproductive self-portrait with daughter, Kartika.

Gallery II Go, you can see a painting of the painters, both beginners and senior, who ditampungnya in the museum. Gallery inaugurated in 1988 which consists of two floors with paintings that can be viewed from different angles. The first floor contains many paintings that are abstract, while 2 load floor with the painting style but have a realistic decision.

Gallery III which is the next goal is a building shaped roof with a curved line formed pelepah a banana leaf. Can be said, the gallery floor is multifunctional 3, first floor functions as exhibition space as well as the location of "Sanggar Gajah Wong" place for children to hone talent to paint, both as a floor space of painting and repairs, while the ground floor down the store as a collection painting .

Not far from the Gallery III, there is a tower that can be used as a place to see the scenery. You can see the entire panorama of the museum, River to the bustle Gajahwong road. Go down and walk to the west of the tower, you can see the house berarsitektur unique Affandi used as a place to live with his wife and children.

The house was built with the concept of houses with buffer main pillar of concrete and another pillar of wood. Shingle roof of a house-shaped banana leaf pelepah and arch-shaped building. Floor under the house, now used as the location of Cafe attic, where penjuualan food and drink for visitors, while the house is up laintai private room Affandi.

On the left side of the house, there is a trailer that now serves as Mushola. Cart is one of the elements complement complex Affandi house that serves as a health Affandi wife, Maryati. Originally, Maryati want of a caravan which many use as a residence for the United States. Affandi approve the concept of the building, but with the realization that more to Indonesia, the trailer.

Before leaving, you can stop in at the eternal home of the maestro who died 23 May 1990, is among the Gallery I and II. Affandi eternal home is in close proximity to the house belonging to the immortal wife. Eternal home page is decorated by rimbunan tree roses.