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MACAN: Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara
Felix Utama Kosasih | Global Indonesian Voices | 6th February 2016
Given its rich cultural heritage, it is surprising that Indonesia does not have a national institution devoted to contemporary art. That is about to change with a privately endowed museum – MACAN – being built in Jakarta. Thomas Bergius, the well-known Asian art scholar and curator will be the museum’s inaugural director.