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Gunung Merapi Museum

Gunung Merapi Museum is one of the volcanology learning centers, and that is Mount Merapi. The museum is located in the Pakem district, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta. To achieve this museum, the visitor could head toward the north part of the city and after a few kilometers from Pakem village. Then there will be clues to lead to the left and then follow the instructions. Merapi Volcano Museum is open every day except Monday, from 08:00 up to 17:00.

The museum building's structure is similar to Mount Merapi when viewed from the south. One of the peaked roofs is shaped like the top of Mount Merapi, and the other area is flatter. When visiting the museum from the outside, the visitor will see posts Museum as Merapi Volcano Window Earth. The purpose of the Earth is Window to connect the Earth with the outside atmosphere. The main hall room has a diorama of Mount Merapi, especially from the south. The place in the first room is fairly closed when looking at mockups of the museum.