This book celebrates the art and artifacts in the collections of the National Museum of Indonesia.
Here are prehistoric objects, masterpieces of Hindu-Buddhist art, court art of the Islamic period and pieces from the ethnographic collections.
Essays by Indonesian authors make this a unique contribution to scholarship in the field, as the essays express Indonesian attitudes towards their own art and cultural heritage.

Text: Haryati Soebadio, Bambang Sumadio, D.D. Bintarti, R. Soekmono, Edi Sedyawati, Wahyono Martowikrido, Suwati Kartiwa, Soedarmadji Damais Photography; Tara Sosrowardoyo.