• Source: Minangkabau Culture Documentation and Information Center

Minangkabau Culture Documentation and Information Center (Indonesian: Pusat Dokumentasi dan Informasi Kebudayaan Minangkabau, or PDIKM) is a museum and research center for Minangkabau culture, located in the city of Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The center building is in the form of a Minangkabau traditional house (rumah gadang), with a large garden that slopes up to the main gate.




Establishment


The center was initiated by Bustanil Arifin and Abdul Hamid, in which the laying of the first stone began on August 8, 1988 and was formalized since December 19, 1990.




Collections


The West Sumatran cultural collections that can be seen in this place include:

Photographs of various regional wedding dresses
Photographs of traditional leaders and matriarchs
Photographs of national figures from the local origin
Photographs of various types of traditional houses
Photographs of historical objects from the ancient kingdom of Pagaruyung
Books on Minangkabau which were published before 1942
Ancient texts of Minangkabau
Collection of newspaper clippings and microfilms
Tapes of classic Minangkabau stories
Replicas of traditional musical instruments




See also


Adityawarman Museum




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Pusat Dokumentasi dan Informasi Kebudayaan Minangkabau
• Tumbuhan dan hewan terdomestikasi di Austronesia
• Minangkabau Culture Documentation and Information Center
• Minangkabau
• Pesisir Minangkabau
• Rape culture
• Indonesian language
• Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia
• Temuan people
• Japanese war crimes
• Orang Asli
• Chinese Indonesians