Indonesian World Records Museum
museum in Central Java, Indonesia
The Indonesia World Records Museum (Museum Rekor-Dunia Indonesia or MURI) is a museum located in the Banyumanik district of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. A collection of Indonesian and World records is presented in this museum. It was founded in 1990 by Jaya Suprana, and a Jakarta gallery was opened in 2013.
History
The MURI museum was founded by Jaya Suprana, a jamu businessman, on 27 January 1990, which coincided with Suprana's birthday and the 1990 Chinese New Year. Its inauguration was attended by several government ministers such as Soepardjo Rustam and Sudomo. The museum's site was within Suprana's jamu factory complex in Semarang, and it was initially known as the Indonesian Records Museum (Museum Rekor Indonesia). Its first record was for the youngest walker from Jakarta to Semarang.
In August 2005, the museum opened a gallery at the Borobudur temple complex, and rebranded to the current name of the Indonesian World Records Museum. The Borobudur gallery closed in early 2008. It opened a Jakarta gallery at the Mall of Indonesia in August 2013.
The public source identifies “Indonesian World Records Museum” as museum in Central Java, Indonesia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Indonesian, World and Records.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2469088. Authority coordinates are -7.069, 110.411. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1990, 2013, 2005 and 2008.
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