Minangkabau Press History Exhibition Has Attracted Visitors

Minangkabau Press History Exhibition Has Attracted Visitors Padang, (Antara Sumbar) - The management of Adityawarman Museum of West Sumatra said the Minangkabau press history exhibition has attracted visitors since it was inaugurated on December 1, 2017. "Since the inauguration of the Minangkabau press history exhibition, it was visited by 9,959 people," Adi Saputra, Head of Adityawarman's Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) stated in Padang on Monday. During December 2017, the number of visitors to the Minangkabau press history exhibition was about 6,500 consisting of 1,923 children and 4,577 adults. While the rest is a visit on January 1 to 7, 2018. Apart from the school and student exhibition, it was also visited by state guests, he said. Minangkabau press history exhibition held in order to introduce the history West Sumatra press especially for the younger generation and as a medium of learning for students. A total of 83 collections are displayed in the exhibition consisting of 59 newspapers from time to time, 12 press support items such as cameras, typewriters, telephones, voice recorders, and photographs of West Sumatra press figures such as Adinegoro and Rohana Kudus. "The exhibition is held for six months starting from December 1, 2017 to June 1, 2018," he said. Then for the number of visits of Adityawarwan Museum from January to December 2017, Adi said, it reached 117,650 visitors. Income of museum throughout 2017 reached Rp190.8 million consisting of Rp45.2 million income from children's tickets and Rp145.6 million from adults. "The revenue exceeds the 2017 target of Rp90 million," he pointed out. He hopes in the future, the number of visitors to the museum will increase because there is a container of learning Minangkabau civilization. "We are also doing promotional strategies to cut entry prices, by sending letters to schools and campuses," he added. (cha) Editor: Vicha Faradika