Museum Lambung Mangkurat

Kalimantan


An above-average museum of local arts and history, with approximate English translations providing nuggets of information about pivotal events – such as the Banjar people sinking a Dutch warship in 1860, armed with only canoes and knives. Learn also the architectural differences between a scholar's and a married princess' house. It's 1km west of the Banjarbaru roundabout.


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