Museum Geologi

Museum Geologi is a prominent science museum located on Jl. Diponegoro in Cibeunying Kaler, Bandung, West Java. Established in 1929 during the Dutch colonial period, it is managed by the Geological Agency of Indonesia. The museum is notable for its extensive collections of rocks, minerals, fossils, and geological maps, and its Art Deco heritage building, serving as a center for geological education and research in Indonesia.

Visitors can expect a two-storey Art Deco building with systematic exhibition halls covering the history of geology, mineral resources, and the geological history of Indonesia. Exhibits include fossils including Tyrannosaurus rex replica, meteorites, mineral collections, rock formations, volcanic models, and early human fossils. The museum offers educational displays, dioramas, a library, and guided tour areas in a central urban setting near Gedung Sate.

Built in 1928-1929 as the Geologisch Laboratorium, designed by Dutch architect Menalda van Schouwenburg in Art Deco style, and inaugurated on 16 May 1929. It served as the central geological laboratory and storage for the Dutch East Indies Geological Survey. The building survived the Japanese occupation and Indonesian independence, and was renovated and reopened in 2000 as a modern geological museum under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Serves as Indonesia's primary center for geological education and heritage preservation, displaying the natural history and mineral wealth of the archipelago. The building is recognized as a cultural heritage structure (Cagar Budaya) in Bandung and is an important educational destination for students and researchers.