The new face of the BI museum should attract more visitors

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Indonesia, Mirza Adityaswara, said the BI museum after the renovation could attract a greater number of visitors. Because the museum is polished with a touch of latest technology with a more interactive style. Not only the domestic tourists, he thinks that foreign tourists will be curious to know the new appearance of the BI Museum.

"This can be a communication tool for BI policy but also a tourism object.Bi also encourages the increase of foreign currencies," said Mirza at the Bank of Indonesia Museum in Jakarta, Friday 12/02/2018.

Mirza said tourism is one of the important sectors that the government has encouraged. He wants the Museum BI to be a multifunctional place, in addition to a museum. The place can also be used as a place for art exhibitions, poetry readings and painting exhibitions.

"We expect the BI museum to attract domestic and foreign tourists," he said.

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Mirza explained that one of the reasons the museum had been renovated was intended to arouse the interest of young people or the millennial generation. He wants the museum's image, often considered boring, to be a fun learning tool.

The new BI Museum appears more modern with a visualization that spoils the eyes. For example, different dioramas are made more interesting with visual effects. There is also an interactive screen that introduces activities in the economy. Once the screen is touched, a visualization will appear that will give an explanation of the activity.

Not only for adults, the BI Museum is also a friendly place for elementary school children to learn economic conditions from the start.

"There is story board on inflation, why is the high inflation kept low, on exchange rates? By the way storytelling this is easy to understand with audio-visual, "said Mirza.