It’s located on the west side of Gajah Wong river, Yogyakarta. This museum formerly was Affandi’s house, where he lived with his wife, Maryati. Affandi’s first gallery was launched in 1974. It’s been continuously developed and now it has 4 galleries with hundreds art products. Affandi was the architect, and we could see his astonishing sense of art in this museum.
The first gallery is the entrance where we could get the ticket and free souvenir. It costs IDR 20K for the ticket and IDR 10K for camera (if we wish to take pictures through out the galleries). The first gallery contains some of Affandi’s paintings, sculptures, statues, awards & medals, and things he used in his life time (Mitsubishi Gallant ‘75, ‘onthel’ bike, slippers, pipe, match, etc). His paintings are so unique and full of ‘emotion’. Maybe he could be categorized as an expressionist painter. He’s got his own method of painting, which described in one of his sketchwork:
“Tjat tube saja gariskan sekaligus di canvas, tapi kemudian disapu dengan tangan atau penseal. Ini tjara saja temukan dan gunakan untuk memudahkan dan mempertjepat pekerdjaan. Bukan oleh karena tjepat, tetapi supaja mengalirnja emosi djangan diganggu. Kalau saja pakai palet, dus mentjampur warna di palet, itu waktu mengganggu mengalirnja expresi, dan memberikan kesempatan menggunakan otak“.
"100 years Affandi" painting
Before we get into the 2nd gallery, between the first and the second gallery we will pass a small graveyard (the ‘rest area’ of Affandi & Maryati). This graveyard was built according to Affandi’s request beforehe died. There are also statue and sculpture outside the gallery. The 2nd gallery shows us paintings and another art products of random painters. There’s also ‘”100 years Affandi” painting.
In the 3rd gallery, we could see paintings made by Affandi’s daughters (Kartika & Rukmini) and some of Maryati’s emboideries/stitchworks. Not too far from this gallery is Affandi’s house. It was uniquely designed with mozaic pavement on the floor, artistic furnitures, and colourful swimming pool. Through the stairway we’ll arrive in the 4th gallery. This gallery is full of paintings made by students of “Sanggar Gajah Wong”, an art class. Each galleries was built with an extraordinary design, through the roofs, doors, windows, and the building itself.
There’s also a public musholla within the museum area. It looks like a huge cart or ‘gerobak’. Yup, it was designed with
- Cafe Loteng
the form of a cart, indeed. There’s a story about that cart. Once Maryati asked Affandi to get her a caravan. She needed a resting room outside the house because she felt some difficulties if she had to go up- and downstairs to reach the house, due to her aging. Affandi agreed with the ‘caravan’ concept, but he wanted a more ‘Indonesian’ style, so he decided to build a cart. Mission accomplished!
The last destination is “Cafe Loteng”. This cafe sells snacs and softdrinks. By giving the ticket we got at the entrance, we can get a free softdrink. The cafe also sells souvenirs such as T-shirt, bag, clutch, mug, and some books about art. It’s not so reccomended to come in the afternoon, lot of mosquitos there 
. But overall, this place offers unique experiences for those who appreciate arts.
For more pictures in Museum Affandi, click here.
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