August 14, 2009 

U.S. Embassy Grants $46,000 to Help Preserve Wayang Culture

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Jakarta, August 13 – U.S. Embassy Jakarta has provided a $46,000 grant to the Wayang Museum in order to help support the preservation of Indonesia’s Wayang culture. U.S. Embassy’s Counselor for Public Affairs Michael H. Anderson symbolically turned over the award with a plaque to DKI Jakarta’s Deputy Governor for Tourism and Culture Aurora Tambunan, at a ceremony marking the Museum’s 34th anniversary.

“We recognize the importance of the Wayang to Indonesian culture, and we are pleased to be partnering with Museum Wayang in its important efforts to protect and preserve this precious art form,” Anderson said. “We hope these funds can help preserve the Wayang tradition and enable the Museum to better preserve and showcase its unique collection.”

The grant was made under part of the U.S. Department of State’s Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation program, which provides support to cultural heritage preservation projects in select countries.

To date, the Ambassador’s Fund has supported more than 500 projects worldwide, totaling more than $13.4 million. Projects in Indonesian and other countries have included technical support for the restoration of historic buildings, assessment and conservation of museum collections, documentation to save threatened traditional crafts, improved storage conditions for archives and manuscripts, and documentation of indigenous languages.

From left to right: Wayang Museum Director Dachlan; DKI Director of the Office of Tourism and Culture, Dr. Arie Budhiman; DKI Deputy Governor for Culture and Tourism Aurora Tambunan, Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Michael H. Anderson and Cultural Attaché Anne E. Grimes at the 34th anniversary of the Wayang Museum.  During the ceremony, Anderson symbolically turned over a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation of $46,000 to assist the museum.

August 18, 2009

U.S. Embassy Helps Celebrate Museum Wayang Anniversary

Jakarta, August 13 – Katimo, a professional shadow puppet dalang, explains the history and culture of Wayang puppetry to U.S. Embassy Jakarta’s Counselor for Public Affairs Michael H. Anderson, U.S. Cultural Attaché Anne E. Grimes, and the DKI Deputy Governor for Tourism and Culture Aurora Tambunan at the Wayang Museum’s 34th anniversary ceremony.  During the ceremony, Anderson symbolically turned over a $46,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to the Museum to help support the preservation of Indonesia’s Wayang culture.

For more information about the U.S. Embassy Jakarta’s activities, please visit http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/.

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