Nusa Culture
Discover Indonesian Culture
Explore the history, traditions, art, languages, and stories that shape Indonesia.
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Java
Wayang
Java & Bali
Shadow puppet theatre that has told epic stories through the night for more than a thousand years.
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Batik
Java and across Indonesia
The wax-resist textile art whose patterns carry meaning, rank and regional identity.
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Gamelan
Java & Bali
Shimmering bronze ensembles of gongs and metallophones at the heart of Javanese and Balinese music.
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LanguagesJava
Languages of Indonesia
Across the archipelago
One national language and roughly 700 living local languages, many with their own scripts.
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HistoryJava
Majapahit Empire
Trowulan, East Java
The 14th-century Javanese empire whose influence reached across the archipelago.
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