Loka Budaya Museum

Loka Budaya Museum is a cultural museum located on the Cenderawasih University campus in Abepura, Jayapura, Papua. Established in 1973, it preserves and displays cultural heritage from across Papua, representing more than 250 ethnic groups. Its collection includes traditional bark paintings, wood carvings, stone tools, pottery, musical instruments, and traditional attire. The museum serves as an educational and research center for Papuan anthropology and culture.

Visitors can expect a university-based cultural museum with indoor exhibition halls displaying Papuan ethnographic collections. Exhibits include Asmat wood carvings, Sentani bark paintings, stone axes, pottery, traditional weapons, musical instruments, and traditional clothing and ornaments from various Papuan tribes. The setting is within the UNCEN campus in Abepura, with simple gallery layouts, display cases, and informational labels. Guided explanations are often available for educational visits.

Founded in 1973 at Cenderawasih University (Universitas Cenderawasih) in Abepura, the museum was established to collect, preserve and research the cultural heritage of Papua. It was developed as an anthropological museum to support academic study and to safeguard artifacts from diverse Papuan communities.

The museum holds one of the most comprehensive collections of Papuan cultural heritage, with artifacts from tribes including Asmat, Dani, Sentani, Biak and others. It preserves traditional crafts, carvings, bark paintings, ceremonial objects and everyday tools, serving as a key institution for understanding and presenting the cultural diversity of Papua to visitors and students.