Traditional Art and Cultures of Java

Pasar Beringharjo ( Traditional Market in Yogyakarta )

2012-01-09T10:04:00.000-08:00

Pasar Beringharjo (old )

Beringharjo market becomes part of Malioboro that is worth visiting. This market has been center of economy activity since years ago and its existence has philosophical meaning. The market that had been renovated several times symbolizes stages of human life that is busily engaged in its economy fulfillment. Furthermore, Beringharjo is also one of the 'four in one' poles (consisting of South Square, Sultan Palace, North Square, and Beringharjo market) symbolizing economy functions.

The area where current Beringharjo market lies used to be forest of banyan trees. Soon after the foundation of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Kingdom, i.e. in 1758, the area was used as a place for economy transaction by the people of Yogayarkta and its vicinities. Only hundreds years later, namely in 1925, the transaction place had a permanent building. The name 'Beringharjo' was given by Hamengku Buwono IX, meaning that the place where banyan tree (bering) used to grow is expected to bring welfare (harjo). Now, tourists define this place as an enjoyable shopping place.

he front part and the western part of the market are the right places to find delicious traditional snacks. At the north side of the front part, you will find round brem (a kind of snack made from the extract of fermented tubers) that is softer than that of Madiun city and krasikan (sweet cake made from glutinous rice and palm sugar). In the south part, you will find bakpia cake filled with mung bean that is sold warm and wet snacks such as hung kwe and nagasari. Meanwhile, at the back part, usually they sell durable snacks such as ting-ting made of caramel mixed with peanut.

Pasar Beringhajo (new)

If you want to buy batik, Beringharjo is the best place because of its complete collections; ranging from batik cloth to batik clothes made of both cotton and silk materials, with the prices ranging from tens thousands to a million. Collection of batik cloth is available in west and north parts of the market, while batik clothes collection is available almost everywhere in the west part of this market. In addition to batik clothes, the west part of the market also offers traditional clothes: surjan, blangkon, and sarong both woven and batik printed ones. Sandals and bags sold at reasonable prices are available around the escalator of the west part of the market.

Stepping upstairs to the second floor, you will smell the aroma of Javanese herbs. Herbs such as turmeric that is usually blended with tamarind to produce special drink and temulawak to make bitter drink for medication purpose are sold here. Spices such as ginger (to make ronde drink or merely to be baked, boiled and mixed with crystal sugar) and cinnamon (to enrich the flavors of such drinks as ginger drink, coffee, tea and sometimes to substitute chocolate in cappuccino).

This is also the right market to hunt antiques. The center of antique goods is in east part of the third floor. There, you can get old typewriter, helmet made in 1960s with the front part of which is mica as high as one's nose and some other items. On the same floor, you can get used items of good quality if you want. Various kinds of good quality used imported goods such as shoes, bag, and even clothes are sold at much cheaper prices compared to the original prices. Of course, carefulness in choosing is needed.

After completing your going around in the market, it is time for you to explore the area around the market with not less interesting offers. The area at the north of the market that used to be popular as Chinese Kampong is the most popular place. You can find oldies cassettes of musicians in 1950s that are rarely found in other places at the most expensive price of 50,000 Rupiah. Besides, there are Buddha effigies in different poses costing 250,000 Rupiah. For collectors of old money, they can get the ones from various countries, even the ones utilized in 1930s.

To quench your thirst, special cold drink of Yogyakarta, namely cendol ice, is the right choice. This cold drink from Yogyakarta has richer flavor than the ones from Banjarnegara and Bandung. The contents are not only cendol (jelly-like substance made from glutinous rice but also cam cau (jelly-like substance made from cam cau leaves). Other drinks you can try are young coconut ice with palm sugar and the drink made from turmeric-tamarind and rice-great galingale mixtures. The price of the drink is cheap, namely 1,000 to 2,000 Rupiah.

Even though the market is closed at 05:00p.m, the dynamics of the merchants does not stop by that time. In front of the market, there are still many food sellers offering many kinds of special food. Martabak with various fillers, the sweet terang bulan mixed with chocolate and peanut, and the delicious klepon filled with palm sugar are sold every evening. At around 06:00p.m. until late at night, there is usually gudeg seller who also offers special cuisines of cow skin and variant of stir-fried vegetables with chili. While having your meals, you can listen to Javanese traditional music or have a talk with the seller who will address you friendly. It is just complete!

Pasar Beringharjo

Address: Jl. Pabringan 1, Yogyakarta 55122, Indonesia

Phone: (+6274) 515 871, 561 510

Taman Budaya Yogyakarta

2012-01-04T10:01:00.000-08:00

Taman Budaya Yogyakarta ( The Window of Yogyakarta)

Taman Budaya Yogyakarta was built in Bulaksumur on March 11th 1977 as a specific area of Cultural Development Center of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. The ceremonial development of the buildings was done by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwana IX as a Vice President of RI.

Taman Budaya Yogyakarta was called as Purna Budaya which was made for assistance, maintenace, and improvement of culture, especially in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta.

Purna Budaya was developed in two concepts of building, Pundi Wurya and Langembara. Pundi Wurya became the center of art with various facilities such as art stages, dance studio, library, discussion forum, and administration office. The second part, that is Langembara, became the exhibition space, workshop space, cafetaria, and also several guest-house.

In 1978, Purna Budaya improved to be technical unit in culture under the consent of Dirjen Kebudayaan Taman Budaya with SK Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI No. 0276/O/1978. In 1991, there was a revitalitation on the organization and system of work of Purna Budaya based on SK Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI No. 0221/O/1991.

n 1995, rector of UGM asked Gedung Taman Budaya "Purna Budaya" Bulaksumur, through Mendikbud RI in the letter No. UGM/422/PL/06/IV, for students of UGM. Then the building of Taman Budaya Yogyakarta was developed in the heritage area of Vredeburg Fort upon agreement of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwana X, BAPPEDA Prop. DIY, DPRD Prop. DIY, Walikota Yogyakarta, and Dirjen Kebudayaan.

Several years later, based on Perda No. 7 tahun 2002 and Keputusan Gubernur DIY No. 161/2002 tertanggal 4 November 2002, Purna Budaya (or Taman Budaya Yogyakarta) became UPTD Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Propinsi DIY with several mission, as follows:

1. to improve and develop art and culture

2. to research and make experiment of art and culture

3. to make documentary and information of art and culture

4. to organize internal tasks (Tata Usaha dan Tumah Tangga Dinas)

5. to facilitate activities of art and culture

aman Budaya Yogyakarta begins her new days and improves as "The Window of Yogyakarta". This art and cultural site strengthened her mission and vision in the world of art (biennale), world of media (yearly film festival), performance art (festival of theater, ketoprak, puppertry, dance, etc), educative programs (art training for children and youth), and also publishing activity (profile of artists, literature anthology, etc).

The process of data gathering and documentation done by Taman Budaya Yogyakarta become important and strategic to provide discussion and research of art and culture, such as data of art and culture potentiality, folktales, drama text, profile of artists, documentation of art performances, also collections of art (painting, graphics, sculpture, handicraft, etc).

Taman Budaya Yogyakarta ( The Window of Yogyakarta )

Jl. Sriwedari No. 1 Yogyakarta INDONESIA 55122

phone: +62-274-523512, 580771

Article Source: Gudeg.net

Sekaten, People's Party Jogja Cultural Event

2011-12-28T10:48:00.000-08:00

Market Night Celebration Sekaten year 2011/2012 which took the theme "Harmony of Economics, Culture and Ecology''was opened by the Governor of Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, in South Gate Square North, on Wednesday (28/12).

Market Opening Night Celebration Sekaten kenong marked by beatings and release of balloons and doves as a sign of harmonization. ''To provide the broadest broadest place and as an appreciation of culture and to support the Fair Celebration Sekaten characterize as a party of the people, then the visitor Sekaten Celebration Night Market is free entry,''said Mayor of Yogyakarta, Haryadi Suyuti, in his speech.

According to Haryadi, Sekaten Celebration is an annual event to enliven the Prophet Muhammad 's warning that begins with Miyos Gongso (procession of the issuance of two gamelan Sekaten Kyai Guntur Madu and Kyai Nogo Wilogo of the sultan's palace to the Sultan's Palace Mosque Gede.

Furthermore, this will Sekaten Gamelan played in pagongan for a week. Then proceed with Kondur Gongso (return of gamelan procession Sekaten Kyai Guntur Madu and Kyai Nogo Wilogo of Cede Mosque Sultan's Palace to the Sultan's Palace on February 4, 2012.''This is a cultural activity with the feel sekaten,''said Haryadi.

To enliven the event Sekaten 2011/2012 Celebration Night Market there are a number of entertainment attractions such as leather puppet performances, musical performances and tausisah religious, artistic potential of the parade, parade keroncong, ketoprak parade, parade of religious art and Muslim fashion parade.

Furthermore, Sultan HB X said in his speech this time Sekaten Celebration is Celebration Sekaten second in 2011 because there are differences in the number of days in a calendar year with Java and AD. Sekaten now want to return as a venue for cultural and festival.

''Because Sekaten theme this time is no different with the theme of the first Sekaten, namely Harmony Economy, Culture and Religion, then what can we learn to see the reflection of history in 1945 in Yogyakarta, there are Red and White spirit that characterizes our national soul that inflamed ,''said Sultan.

Yogyakarta Batik Museum

2011-12-09T22:09:00.000-08:00

Yogyakarta Batik Museum is located at Jl. Dr. No. Sutomo. 13 A Yogyakarta and was established on May 12, 1977 at the initiative of the family Hadi Nugroho. Still the most attention from the public, including foreign tourists in batik, encourage this family pioneered the collection of batik fabrics. Starting from his own relatives, parents, grandparents and Hadi own generation, until the pioneering efforts carried a batik museum.

Batik Collection at the Museum is very complete. Various types of batik from various regions in Indonesia is here, ranging from Yogyakarta Batik, Indramayu, until the regions other Indonesian batik craftsmen. The collection includes long cloth, gloves and so forth, which until now has reached the amount of 400 sheets of fabric plus some equipment. Is the oldest collection of batik work in 1700's.

Apart from the collection of batik, Batik Museum is also a good collection of hand embroidery. Extremely diverse collection of hand embroidery and even the museum never received an award from MURI for the greatest works of embroidery, namely batik cloth measuring 90 x 400 cm ² and a year later the museum was awarded a plaque from the same institution as the initiators of the founding of the first Embroidery Museum in Indonesia.

Currently the Museum is managed by the Mother Dewi Sukaningsih or more fondly called by Oma Dewi. Oma Dewi is also the maker of hand embroidery is very beautiful because it looks real with the original photo. However, although the museum has assets here and a culture that is even recognized by the world, as well as the management of government's role is still lacking. This makes the museum is still less developed and known by the public.

Routine museum is a permanent exhibition in the museum are open daily from Monday to Saturday, at 9:00 to 15:00 pm. Access to the location is also very easy because it is located in the city center close to the bridge Lempuyangan. Roads and parking locations broad makes it easy to visit the museum with all kinds of transport ranging from motorcycles to four-wheeled vehicles. In addition, if you're lucky, visitors can see first hand the process of making batik at this museum.

Address Museum Batik Yogyakarta. Road DR. Sutomo 13 A, Yogyakarta, Phone. (0274) - 562 338, website http://museumbatikyogyakarta.com

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Jogja Biennale XI

2011-11-29T00:13:00.000-08:00

Jogja Biennale XI: The Equator # 1: Encounter Indonesia and India, 26 November 2011 - January 8, 2012

Event 2nd annual art event titled Biennale has now been entered in the event that the-11. Collaboration of 26 national artists and 16 artists can be witnessed in India Yogja Nationa Museum and Cultural Park in Yogyakarta, since Saturday (26/11) and ending January 8, 2012.
Jogja Biennale XI: The Equator # 1: Encounter Indonesia and India, 26 November 2011 - January 8, 2012

Event is entitled "Shadow Lines; Indonesia Meets India", this is a biennale that the number of participants at most of the foreign artists since the first was held.

Alia Swastia curator revealed that background he invited India to participate in this event because there are aspects of cultural acceleration, religiosity and spirituality of people of both countries are almost the same. He also said that the productivity of Indian artists is also one of the basic reasons why the country is selected.

"Indonesia-India Collaboration artist suggests the importance of building a culture of dialogue and cooperation among nations" Obviously Sri Sultan HB X

Art exhibition by artist Indonesia and India can bring back the momentum in the evolution of neo-civilization by building synergies between the two countries.

Pregnancy ( The Tradition Mitoni )

2011-10-31T11:08:00.000-07:00

During the pregnancy, Javanese people in general only celebrate two traditions, such as Traditional Ceremony of Tradisi Nglimani (5 months of pregnancy) and Mitoni (7 months of pregnancy). Tradition of Mitoni aims to requesting welfare and preventing misfortune and disaster for the future baby and mother. Besides Mitoni, this tradition is also named as Tingkeban. The equipments are as follows:

Noble family:
The offerings: tumpeng robyong, tumpeng gundul, sekul asrep-asrepan, a living chicken, a coconut, five types of porridge, and jajan pasar.
Kenduri: nasi majemukan, seven types of nasi with their side dishes, pecel ayam, sayur menir, ketan kolak, apem, nasi putih, ingkung, nasi punar, ketupat, rujak and dawet, emping ketan, flowery water, and tabonan coconut.

Common people
The offerings: sego (=nasi) jangan, jajan pasar, jenang abang putih, jenang baro-baro, emping ketan, tumpeng robyong, sego golong, sego liwet, and kembang telon.

Kenduri: sego gurih, nasi ambengan, jajan pasar, ketan kolak, apem, pisang raja, sego jajanan, seven types of tumpeng, jenang, kembang boreh, and kemenyan.

Tingkeb means cover or shut, so the tingkeban is the last ceremony performed during the pregnancy until the baby is born. This ceremony is held when the pregnancy is seven months old (mitoni comes from pitu, seven) and attended by the pregnant woman, her husband, the relatives, the shaman, and ulama. There are some forbidden food for this ceremony: ikan gabus (widely eaten freshwater, snake-headed fish), meat of four-legged animals, eel, crab, durian and maja fruit.

This ceremony can be divided into two types:
1. Mitoni for the woman who is pregnant for the first time (first child), with additional ceremony of siraman (bathe with flowery water)
2. Mitoni for the woman who is pregnant for the next (second, third, etc) child, only performing the kenduri as mentioned above.

Jogja Java Carnival (JJC) 2011

2011-10-22T10:37:00.000-07:00

Jogja Java Carnival (JJC) 2011 return was held to commemorate the anniversary of the city of Yogyakarta to 255. Thousands of people thronged Yogyakarta Malioboro area to watch the carnival parade that was held at night, Saturday (22/10/2011) started at 19:00

Carnival JJC who has held the fourth time it starts from the Garden of Abu Bakr Ali Parking on the north Hotel Inna Garuda to Jl Malioboro, Jl Ahmad Yani and ended up in North Square.

Dozens of the arts community both in Yogyakarta and other areas participated enliven carnival parade. Some participants were among the Community Clown Yogyakarta, Indonesia Nanchuku Club, the City Government of Surabaya, Yogyakarta Group Broadway, Kediri, Community Cultural Arts Food Deli Serdang Lubuk North Sumatra, Jambi Regency, Suriname, IKPM Lampung, Community Wushu, Solo Batik Carnival (SBC), students Association of Queensland, Falun Dafa, and others.

Since at 17:30 pm along Malioboro already met the people of Yogyakarta who want to witness the annual event. Throughout Malioboro to place finish in the North Square of additional lights have been installed so that more light and festive atmosphere.

The committee also provides a spectator special stage (tourists) by means of buying tickets so as not to jostle with other spectators.

When the carnival lasted all the access road to Maliboro has been closed to all motorized vehicles. Vehicles from the west or from Jl Gandekan-Mataram Road Flower Market and is also transferred. Residents who want to watch are forced to walk to Maliboro.

Jogja Java Carnival 2011 raised the tagline 'Celebration of Cultural Unity "with the theme of" Magnificence World "or" Magniworld.

Jogja TV Broadcast Directly MAHARGYA PAWIWAHAN AGUNG

2011-10-17T09:15:00.000-07:00

Towards the grand event of marriage GKR Pawiwahan Supreme Bendara and KPH Bendara which will be held on Tuesday, 18/10 Jogja TV Television also serve as official supporters of the program is a historic moment. These programs are a series of programs about marriage knick-knacks and KPH Yudanegara GKR Bendara titled "Mahargya Pawiwahan Agunng". All programs around the knick-knacks wedding will be aired every day from 10/10 until 15/10 at 18:00 pm for 30 minutes.

First on 10/10 Jogja TV will explore the profile of clothing that will be used by the bridal couple. Both the 11/10 viewers can watch the dances that will be displayed at the wedding reception and dance Bedhaya Manten Beksan Lawung Jangkep. Third Jogja TV will air coverage of the wedding location and event flickering ngiring bride is GKR Bendara cycling coverage and KPH Yudanegara of North Square Monument to Yogyakarta on 6 / 10 nights. Next is an exclusive interview with GKR Bendara on 13/10. While at the date of 14/10 impressions about 5 pieces of Kraton and horse carriage collection that will be used in a wedding procession. Finally, supporting the Great Pawiwahan program will close with a special 60-minute talk show program Pawiwahan program Terrace Court in Yogyakarta on 15/10 at 17.00 pm followed by coverage of the bride Paes to be used.

So do not miss the live broadcast every day on the Great Pawiwahan 16/10-18/10. Only in Jogja TV, no tradition Stop UHF channel 48 or via live streaming www.jogjatv.tv

Wedding Ceremony ( Panggih )

2011-09-28T07:47:00.000-07:00

This ceremony aims at requesting welfare and prevent misfortune and disaster for both the bride and groom and the society as well.

The elements of ceremony:

Noble family:
Offerings: buffalo’s head, tumpeng robyong, tumpeng gundul, pisang ayu, sedah ayu, ketan moncowarni, seven types of porridge, colorful (consists of various type of fruits) rujak, different colors of ampyang, and seven types of flowers
Kenduri: nasi gurih, nasi ambeng, nasi asrep-asrepan, nasi golong, tumpeng megono, tumpeng legeh, tumpeng kendit, tumpeng muruping damar, tumpeng gebuli, tumpeng punar, dahar werni, sugar cane, rice, and ingkung.

Common people
Offerings: nasi among, various types of porridge (jenang), nasi golong bulat, nasi punar, pindhang antep, gecok, living chicken, and coconut.
Kenduri: nasi gurih, ingkung, nasi golong, nasi ambengan, and nasi gudangan.

This meeting of bride and bridegroom ceremony is usually followed by a kind of ceremony by inviting relatives and friends of both sides.

Wedding Ceremony (Siraman Pengantin )

2011-09-05T00:22:00.000-07:00

Siraman Pengantin is one part of the series of ceremony in Javanese wedding tradition. Siraman Pengantin ceremony or bathing the bride and bridegroom, and held one day before the wedding ceremony (Panggih ceremony). The equipment for this ceremony is as follows: fresh water from seven water resource, flowers of "kembang setaman" (kenanga, kantil, melati and rose) which are put into the water, and a pair of coconut.

The bride and bridegroom will be poured with water of "perwitasari". Perwita means sacred, sari means flower. They are both poured with sacred water which is filled with flowers.

The person who gives a bath to the bride and bridegroom in the ceremony usually someone married or respected. The bride and bridegroom sit and will be poured inside "klenting" (klenting = water can from clay) by the oldest woman in the place, then klenting will be broken whilst saying "wis pecah pamore" which means "they both are already beautiful".

Why do they need "siraman"? Wedding is considered as a sacred event to build an everlasting family. Therefore before the wedding, both of the bride and bridegroom need to cleanse theirselves. They are physically sacred with the water of perwitasari. Spiritually both of them will receive praying, blessing, and advise from the elders. The ceremony of Siraman Pengantin can be held separately.

Museum Sonobudoyo

2011-08-10T21:33:00.000-07:00

Sonobudoyo Museum is located in the northern part of the North Square of Sultan Palace. Museum Sonobudoyo joglo shaped house with the architectural style inspired by the mosque building Cirebon.

Sonobudoyo Museum has a collection of 42,698 pieces, divided into 10 categories, namely: collection of geology, biology, ethnography, arkeologika, historika, numismatika, filologika, keramologi, fine arts, and teknologika.

Museum collections of objects that are on display Sonobudoyo outside and inside the building. Collection is on display outside the museum building are generally made of stone that is relatively resistant to weathering, which consists of various statues of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms era in Central Java and East Java, completeness ceremonial objects, as well as parts and ornaments of the temple.

Meanwhile, the objects on display in the museum are objects that are sensitive to the effects of weather, dirt, light and even insects. They were generally put in vitirin, in order to protect it from damage process. The objects on display in the museum include a variety of works of art made of wood and bamboo.

Aside from being a place to display objects and ancient history, the Museum District is also equipped with a Sonobudoyo auditorium, laboratories, preparation, office and library with tens of thousands of book titles, particularly the issue before the World War II in various languages. In addition it can also be found manuscript (handwritten manuscript) berhuruf Javanese and Arabs.

Sonobudoyo Museum consists of two units. Museum Sonobudoyo Unit I is located on Jl. Trikora No. 6 Yogyakarta, while Unit II contained in nDalem Condrokiranan, Wijilan, east of the North Square of Sultan Palace.

Sendratari Ramayana [ Ramayana Ballet]

2011-08-05T04:29:00.000-07:00

Ramayana is the story of Ramayana performances that combine dance, drama, accompanied by traditional music of Java. The show was held at Prambanan Temple, in the District Kalasan, Sleman regency. Precisely on the West side of Prambanan Temple, which is separated by the River Opak.

There are two performances locations, namely at the stage of Trimurti (indoor), and the open stage (outdoor).

If you watch the stage Trimurti, all the fragments is shown intact in all performances. Meanwhile, at the open stage, showing only one fragment in one show. Trimurti capacity on stage as much as 350 visitors, while at the open stage can reach three times that.

Open stage performances offer a more colossal (the number of dancers who are two times more) than the stage Trimurti. You who like to show in detail, can choose an open stage. However, weaknesses, performances at the open stage may be suspended at any time if it rains.

Actually, all the material covered in the story enough so performances on stage Trimurti. So, if your time is limited, choose a covered stage.

Time to stage performances Trimurti is determined as much as 12 to 14 times in January, February, March, April, November, and December, every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. As for an open stage for four consecutive days in mid-May through October.

Prambanan Ramayana Ballet show prices as follows:

Prambanan open stage
VIP: Rp.250.000, -
Special Class: Rp.175.000, -
Class I: Rp.150.000, -
Class II: Rp.75.000, -

Stage closed Trimurti
Special Class: Rp.175.000, -
Class I: Rp.150.000, -
Class II: Rp.75.000, -

reservation
Prambanan Theatre
Jalan Raya Yogya - Solo Km 16 Prambanan, Yogyakarta 55571, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 496408, Fax: +62 274 496408

In Memoriam Heru Kesawa Murti

2011-08-03T21:41:00.000-07:00

Founders Theatre Gandrik Heru Kesawa Murti Tuesday, August 2, 2011 buried in family cemetery in the hamlet of Bagong Kussudiardja Sembungan, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta.

Heru Kesawa Murti was born on August 9, 1957. with the full name of Adrianus Heru Kesawa Murti has not had time to celebrate the 54th birthday, the figure is more fondly known as Pak Bina had died of a heart attack Monday, August 1, 2011 at about 12:20 at his home in Tirtonirmolo area, Bantul.

Heru is survived by his wife, Yayuk and two sons Aditya Prameswara and Surnia.

Wedding Ceremony ( ijab Kabul )

2011-07-30T07:03:00.001-07:00

A ceremony of wedding agreement (which is religiously and officially formal) of both brides and groom, held on the district’s “Kantor Urusan Agama” (office of religious matters) or in the woman’s house, witnessed by wali (male relative legally responsible for a marriage) of both sides.

The bridegroom gives some money (or other articles) as the mahar (brideprice) in accordance with the wedding nature of Islam.

Jogja Gallery [ Visual Art Gallery ]

2011-07-18T09:34:00.000-07:00

Jogja Gallery was launched on September 19, 2006. It is situated on the zero kilometer of Jogja, precisely on jalan Pekapalan No. 7 Alun-Alun Utara Yogyakarta. Jogja Gallery occupies an old building that used to be a cinema building built in 1929 during the Netherland colonization.

This visual art Gallery was established by PT Jogja Tamtama Budaya. It concerns on promoting the culture and wealth of arts of Yogyakarta to the national public and also international public. By this site, artists from Yogyakarta and other countries in Indonesia can show their works of arts more easily. This gallery also aims to preserve the priceless culture and wealth of arts of Yogyakarta to be maintained.

As being established, it already formed such as regularly visual art exhibition, non exhibition cooperation, art work consigment, library, art award forum, art auction, art shop and etc.

Consists of two floor, Jogja Gallery still keeps the local values that is shown by its building structure and its architecture design that still adopts the traditional javanese building.

Visit Jogja Gallery
Jl. Pekapalan 7, Alun-Alun Utara, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Telp. +62-274 419999, 412021, 7161188
Fax. +62 274 412023
Email: jogjagallery@yahoo.co.id

The device Arts and Tradition (Kereta Kangjeng Kyai Garudayaksa)

2011-07-15T06:40:00.000-07:00

Train Kangjeng Kyai Garudayaksa (Kereta Kangjeng Kyai Garudayaksa)

Kraton Yogyakarta Sultanate and the Duchy of Paku Alaman have trains that are now stored in museums Ratawijayan to train Sultanate, and in museums Pura Paku Paku Alaman Alaman to train.

Ratawijayan Museum was once the royal carriage garage and workshop, while the buildings around it were once gedhogan or stables. In the museum is now housed about 20 trains. As for the museum Paku Alaman there are four trains originating government darimasa Paku Alam I or around the year 1812-1829.

Train Kangjeng Kyai Garudayaksa manufactured Hermansen Co. train maker. in the Netherlands in 1867, and used as a train of greatness since the reign of Sultan Buwana VI until now. The train is only used by the sultan for the carnival, or go to the governor's residence to celebrate the birthday of the Dutch queen, or a grand welcome guests.

Wedding Ceremony Traditions

2011-04-24T08:24:00.000-07:00

Indigenous and Traditional Marriage: Application session

Application in a traditional marriage ceremony in Java is to determine whether a girl has been tied to a man. Supplies required in the application form a number of ceremonial treasures of women's clothing and a ring.

The process of involving the family man first asked whether the girl of the women had been owned by a bachelor or not. The question put to the girl's parents, if their parents are still living, then this process is called legan, but if the girl's parents had died and is aimed at carers, then this process is called inquire.

If accepted, the family man gives paningset the granting of property to the parents of the girl as a sign of a binder.

Preserving Culture, Tourism Agriculture Lift

2011-04-13T20:54:00.000-07:00

Competition Ngluku in Sleman, Yogyakarta

As a form to preserve the culture and pick-Agricultural Tourism

Ngluku, this term for some of modern society may rarely heard. Especially the people who live in cities. Yes, ngluku agriculture is a term which in the Indonesian language means "hijack" or smooth the land or farm land to be planted seedlings

Amid the housing density of urban population, of agricultural land is slowly receding. As a result ngluku activity that became a routine activity of farmers each growing season was entering the rarely seen. In contrast to rural areas. In Sleman, ngluku it would be "sold" as a tourism asset for the public interest. For that held competitions held in the hamlet ngluku Brittle, Tlogoadi village, district Mlati, Sleman, Yogyakarta yesterday 13 April 2011.

There were 79 participants from 17 districts spread across the district of Sleman helped to enliven the race. Ngluku highly dependent on two things. Namely animal puller, usually use buffalo or cow and plow tool itself. Tool steel plow in the form of plates mounted at a slight angle on wooden pegs. Wooden peg that is associated with a rope and tied around the animal's body puller. No doubt, if the puller plow was not careful, could be injured foot hit by plow.

If the equipment ngluku support, to cultivate the land area of one thousand square meters is required at least four hours, including nggaru (same as ngluku use only the form of steel shaped like a comb). After hijacked, lands must be raked so smooth. That was until the land ready for planting crops or rice. Land to be planted with crops (beans or corn), then do not need much water.

In contrast to rice, the irrigation should be smooth. There was no difference ngluku techniques for crops or farm land. Ngluku needed to flip through the soil to make the soil and humus content is not always located in the deeper part. If the remaining land should be plowed a bit, then the animals should be directed to pull forward first, and then rotated 180 degrees to return to the track of land to be plowed. Activities ngluku race this field, for the district of Sleman as the committee, in addition to promoting agricultural-based tourism, as well as to preserve the ancestral culture.

A variety of traditional arts and cultural attractions of Java is a very valuable asset, so we need to maintain and preserve, so as not to become extinct and disappear swallowed by the development of the era. We as the younger generation successor of the nation must be able to participate to maintain and preserve traditional arts and cultural heritage that is not extinct, just disappear swallowed by the development of this modern era.

Yayasan Bagong Kussudiardja

2011-04-05T08:21:00.000-07:00

History The establishment of Yayasan Bagong Kussudiardja (YBK)

Alm. Bagong Kussudiardja is one of the great artists and cultural experts who succeeded in developing a vision of culture. This vision aims to build the Indonesian people through the arts. Arts and cultural activities he has been manifested since the 1950s, until finally the establishment of a non-formal arts education institution founded in 1978. In 2004, he died with a high pass on the spirit of creativity and a 'hermitage art' that requires continuity in its management. Thought for the management of this art hermitage, then gave birth to Yayasan Bagong Kussudiardja (YBK).

YBK is a nonprofit corporation that manages hermitage home of art as an open culture. This foundation was established as an organization-oriented service (service organization), through processing and developing practices in performing arts activities as a medium of learning that educational and applicable to the arts community and society.

Houses YBK culture which has an area 5000 m² is located in a village under the hill Sempu (Mount Sempu) in the district. Bantul. Precisely, that is on the south side of South Ring Road (direction Madukismo Sugar Factory), where some traditions and contemporary artists make this a residential area that has the atmosphere and beauty of the rural atmosphere, but also not far from downtown.

YBK cultural house is situated on the outskirts of Konteng river, has a quiet atmosphere and beautiful with the presence of gardens and large trees and high in the vicinity. Similiki Facilities include: a large studio which is also the main exhibition hall (12 m x 10.5 m), studio-shaped arena, and a studio that was built with the shape resembling pendapa. Overall multifunctional studio to perform a variety of creative activities, such as the exercises, discussions, workshops etc.). In addition, there are also studio recordings (audio), digital, music rehearsal space gamelan (gamelan), offices, toilets, and a convenient parking area. The main performance space is also shaped like pendapa (a pavilion style space) which can accommodate audiences up to 500 people, as well as lighting fixtures (lighting system). Other facilities that support the existence and functions that run as the home culture, is a guesthouse and several rooms to provide accommodation to the artists, program participants or guests who visit.

Address: Bagong Arts Complex Padepokan Kussudiardja twins RT 04/RW 21, Kel. Tamantirto Kec. Poor, Kab. Bantul, Yogyakarta.
tel: +62-274-414404 fax: +62-274-414404

Javanese Traditional Clothes

2011-03-31T22:16:00.000-07:00

Javanist is a type of Javanese clothing since ancient times, the kingdom of Demak, Mataram kingdom until this time. This outfit consists of pants pennants (cinden), clothes surjan, kebayak, teni or blenggen, iket blankon, kemben, kuluk for the ceremony the king with his ministers and others.

Surjan is the traditional dress of men everyday Javanese and ceremony that comes blangkon and bebetan. As for the princess use or Jaritan Kebaya.

Mesiran, most of the traditional clothing of this type is used to describe the atmosphere of the origin of the user. These clothes come from Middle Eastern countries and is still used, especially in events ketoprak. Clothing consisted of gombyor pants, long shirt, rumpai, robes, udel, Simbar bludru made of embroidered fabric.

Basahan is a type of traditional clothes with a combination of clothing Javanist Mesiran. Usually dipegunakan by the guardian or dance performances can be seen when Menak story.

Gedhog, clothing consists of tropong, diadem and sumping, brown shoulders, etc.

Sangkring Art Space

2011-03-17T21:17:00.000-07:00

The name of the gallery that stood on May 31, 2007 was taken from the ancestral name Putu Sutawijaya, artist and founder of Sangkring Art Space. This is after going through a number of considerations for this name can be a spirit to mempertautkan ourselves with the past and encourage creative step in the art world in the future.

With this background, Sangkring Art Space is always open to people young and old, face old and new faces, by providing a space of creativity in work.

Built with two-floor design, Sangkring Art Space will become a representative place for artists to perform his art. Sangkring own respect diversity and uphold the solidarias art, regardless of the origin of culture and ideology. In other words, Sangkring Art space tends to be a space experiment for all people and performers.

In Sangkring Art Space, the elderly are respected, appreciated the young, who defended the edge, the alternative given the opportunity, to work together. Sangkring fully aware that the space of art as a space of sharing and solidarity are still badly needed in this country.

Sangkring Art Space

address: Nitiprayan, Rt.1 Rw.2 No. 88, Ngestiharjo, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA 55182

telp: +62-274-381031, 381032 fax: +62-274-417641

Melasti Ceremony

2011-03-07T08:08:00.000-08:00

Hindu Society Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) routinely perform ritual ceremony once each year. This is done in order to welcome the coming day of Nyepi. The purpose of this ceremony is for purification. The procession which started at 12.30 pm starting from Pura Agung Jagatnata, Sorowajan, Banguntapan, Bantul, Yogyakarta and continued taking holy water from seven water sources, one of which is on the beach Parangtritis. Held before Nyepi in beach or on the beach Parangkusumo deacon.

According to Hindu teachings, Melasti is nganyudang malaning gumi ngamet Tirta Amrita or wash away the natural impurities using water of life. Sea as a symbol of the source Tirtha Amertha (Dewa Ruci, Pemuteran Mandaragiri). Rituals held not later - the latest on Tilem afternoon, pelelastian should be completed in its entirety, and that purified pratima already be in great bale.

Melasti Ritual is equipped with a variety of offerings both Javanese and Balinese offerings. Offerings such as symbolization Trimurti, 3 gods in Hinduism, namely Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma. Paraded and also a symbol of the god Brahma is Jumpana throne.

Grebeg Maulud

2011-02-21T23:11:00.000-08:00

Gerebeg or Grebeg has the meaning "the wind". Garebeg is one of the customary Kraton Ngayogyakarta that for the first time organized by the Sultan Hamengku Buwana I. This royal ceremony involving the entire Kingdom, all royal officials and involving all levels of society. Formally, Garebeg religious character that is associated with the birthday of Prophet Muhammad SAW and the two Islamic holidays (Eid al-Fitr and Adha Idhul).

Politically Garebeg also describes the title of Sultan which is kemuslimatan (Ngabdurrahman Sayidin Panotogomo Kalifatullah). During one year there were three times the Garebeg Mulud Garebeg ceremony, Garebeg Large, and Garebeg Sawal held in the Palace complex and the surrounding environment, such as in the North Square.

Garebeg Mulud held to commemorate the birth (birthday) of Prophet Muhammad which falls exactly on the 12th Rabiulawal. Moon is also called moon Mulud Rabiulawal in-Islamic Javanese calendar. That is why Garebeg held to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, called Garebeg Mulud. Actually dated 12 Rabiulawal has two important meanings in the lives of the Prophet, because it is believed by Muslims that Prophet Muhammad was born and died on the same date and month.

The tradition of commemorating the birthday of the Prophet is only grown after Islam spreads to other countries outside the Arabian peninsula. Prophet Muhammad's birthday is not a legal holiday Islam, because Islam knows only two holidays, the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad SAW as the royal ceremony was spearheaded by the Sultanate of Demak, over time preserved by the Javanese kings who came to be known very popular as Garebeg Mulud.

Before Garebeg Mulud held, there are some traditional activities are held in the Palace environment Ngayogyakarta, namely:
- Ceremony dress rehearsal for soldier readiness by the Regent Palace Nayoko Kawedanan Ageng Soldiers,
- Ceremony Numplak Wajik as a sign of the beginning of the making of the mountain,
- Ceremony Miyosipun Hajad Dalem as peak discharge mengiring Hajad ceremony with a tangible Dalem mountains from the Palace to the Great Mosque of Kyai Pengulu Kingdom.

Besides Garebeg Mulud, Kraton Ngayogyakarta Garebeg Mulud Dal also held that occur once every one tiger, and held in a special way with great pomp, and more reveal elements of the old cultural identity of the king, the kingdom of Java.

In Garebeg Mulud Dal, the Sultan is present in the Great Mosque in public with a full show Javanist tradition with elements of ancient Javanese culture, heritage variety that is very sacred palace as the traditional statement that the sultan and the Sultanate of Yogyakarta is the legitimate heir of the kings and former Javanese royal. Also expressed the traditional attitude of the sultan as a representative of the tribal people in the glory of the ancestors.

Attendance at the Great Mosque of Sultan is also intended to conduct Islamic religious activity that is kicking the pile of bricks is placed at an open door on the south wall of the Great Mosque. This is a symbolic act that represents the people in the days of Demak Sultanate has formally left the religion of Buddhism Hinduï ¿½ to embrace Islam. The ceremony is conducted only once every eight years or once in eight years.

Dal Mulud mountains called Mount Kutug or Mount Bromo. At the peak, given a hole to reveal a brazier containing burning embers of a large lump of incense, so that continuous thick smoke when blown away by the wind. Pajangannya a wide variety of cakes, colorful displays almost the same as Mount Lana, varies with Mount Wadon. At the bottom, paved with tulak banung cloth and placed upright in a giant tray of wood framed measuring 2 x 1.5 m.

Night Market Opening Celebration Sekaten 2011

2011-01-08T22:52:00.000-08:00

During the opening ceremony of the Night Market Sekaten Celebration 2011, Friday (7 / 1), access to the Yogyakarta Kilometer Zero Point will be closed about 4.5 hours starting at 13:30 am until 18:00 pm.

"During the opening ceremony held Sekaten Celebration Night Market, access to the Kilometer Zero Point will be closed in full since at 13:30 pm and before 06.00 pm since the system will be open and closed," said Coordinator Sexy Night Market Opening Ceremony Celebration 2011 Sekaten Revelation Hendratmoko in Yogyakarta Thursday (6 / 1).

According to Revelation, closing access to the Kilometer Zero will start from the intersection of four Gondomanan, so that all vehicles will be directed to the north, south or east, while at the intersection of three PKU Muhammadiyah, traffic flow will be directed to the Road Bhayangkara.

Meanwhile, at the intersection of three Ngejaman, all traffic will be directed towards Reksobayan Road.

"All the road closure permit in the area of Kilometer Zero Point was approved by the Operations Section of Yogyakarta Police," he said.

He also said the opening ceremony Sekaten Celebration Night Market 2011 will be attended by a number Muspida Provincial DIY, Muspida city of Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono (HB) X along with GKR Hemas.

"There are about 220 invited guests and the public expected to attend the opening," he said.

It has provided a number of bags of parking, as in Senopati, Bank Indonesia, Post Office, Church Gondomanan front, and on Jalan KH Ahmad Dahlan.

At the opening ceremony will also be displayed themed ballet performances of understanding of cultural heterogeneity of society who will be played about 145 artists from the Studio Art Semekar.

It also will launch a book on the history of the implementation of the Fair Celebration Sekaten from year to year. Yogyakarta Mayor Herry Zudianto planned to submit a book that is an official document implementation Sekaten Celebration Night Market to the Sri Sultan HB X

"The event will end with the opening of the Sultan's visit to a number of existing booth at Market Night Celebration Sekaten," he continued.

Sekaten Celebration Night Market 2011 will be held for 40 days from January 7 to 15 February, with Rp 2,000 per visitor admission on weekdays and Rp 3,000 per visitor over the weekend.

In addition to the night market, Pasar Malam Celebration Sekaten also coupled with cultural activity that is Miyos Gongso on February 9, Dann Kondur Gangsa on 15 February.

The whole series Sekaten Celebration Night Market will be closed with Gerebeg Maulud on February 16 Bedhol Songsong morning and at night at Exhibition Palace Ngayogyakarta.

Javanese Culture Society

2010-12-31T22:08:00.000-08:00

The Javanese are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia who came from Central Java, East Java, and Yogyakarta. At least 41.7% of Indonesia's population is ethnically Javanese. In addition to the three provinces, many Javanese living in Lampung, Banten, Jakarta and North Sumatra. In West Java they are found in Indramayu district and Cirebon. Java tribe also has a sub-tribe, such as Osing and Tengger.

Language
Ethnic groups mostly use Java in the Java language spoken daily. In a survey conducted Tempo magazine in the early 1990s, approximately only 12% of people that use Java, the Indonesian language as their language of everyday, around 18% using the Java language and Indonesia are mixed, and the rest just use the Java language course .

Java language has different rules vocabulary and intonation based on the relationship between the speaker and speaker, known as the upload-ungguh. This linguistic aspect has a strong social influence in Javanese culture, and making the Javanese are usually very aware of social status in society.

Trust
Most Javanese are nominally embraced Islam. But there is also a Protestant and Catholic religion. They are also found in rural areas. Buddhists and Hindus also were also found among the Java community. There is also a tribal religious beliefs as a religion of Java, called Javanist. This belief is mainly based on animistic beliefs with the Hindu-Buddhist influence is strong. Java community is famous for its nature of syncretism trust. All foreign cultures are absorbed and interpreted according to the values of Java so trust someone sometimes become blurred.

Art
Javanese culture is famous for his art is mainly influenced by the Hindu-Buddhist religion, which is staging puppet. Repertory puppet story or play is mostly based on Hindu epic Ramayana and the Mahabharata. In addition to Indian influence, the influence of Islam and the Western World there as well. Batik art and kris are two forms of expressions of Javanese society. Gamelan music, which is also found in Bali plays an important role in the life of Javanese culture and tradition.