Huta Bolon Simanindo Batak Museum
Huta Bolon Simanindo Batak Museum
Huta Bolon Simanindo Batak Museum
3.5
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
11:45 AM - 5:30 PM
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Bidule05
France1,918 contributions
Mar 2020
We visited the Simanindo museum in August 2019. The Batak traditional houses and the royal thumbs are well preserved. In the small museum, there are also interesting and well preserved weapons and music instruments.
We were lucky as we could see the traditional Batak dance, i.e.: Tor-Tor dance.
A must in Samosir Island!!!
We were lucky as we could see the traditional Batak dance, i.e.: Tor-Tor dance.
A must in Samosir Island!!!
Written 25 February 2021
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Selnasidauruk27
Medan, Indonesia4 contributions
Jan 2018 • Solo
I visited this museum on January 2018, I see many heritages of Batak Culture in this museum that are used by the ancestors of Batak Tribe in their activities. The museum is located at Simanindo Village. I only pay 10k. It's cheap price for me because I pay for this is better cheap than pay a pack of noodles fried in this village
Written 18 March 2018
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KennyPatcharaporn
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia280 contributions
Feb 2019 • Solo
We came late afternoon (their Batak Dance were only in the morning). So we are the only tourist there. An opportunity for pictures.
Entrance fee was IDR10,000 per head. A line of King's Tomb & his family on site and gated. Opposite the tombs (behind the payment booth) was a small museum displaying some artifacts & tools of Batak people. No curator to explain them while we were there. Unable to snap pictures as it was not well lite and glass display glare was too overwhelming.
We stepped into a side-property connected. Its the Batak Dance performance ground. Very spacious with 3 huge Batak houses on the left & a few agricultural huts on the right. We took our time roaming around for pictures.
One can enter the King's Batak House from the back portion by climbing a make-shift wooden stairs. The door was small but once inside, it was very spacious but totally empty inside. Walked to the end and another flight of wooden stairs up second level where the open balcony is. Batak musicians play their instruments here every morning during the Batak Dance performs.
*cigarette butts everywhere on this balcony! I bet the musicians never bother to keep the place clean & this museum care-taker will never maintain as well. Annoying sight to tourist like me!
Nothing much here except you are able to enter a Batak house to see their structure inside out. The items on display in this museum were not much (compared to the museum in Tomok).
At least we are all by ourselves enjoying our time in privacy & able to get pictures all for ourselves.
Entrance fee was IDR10,000 per head. A line of King's Tomb & his family on site and gated. Opposite the tombs (behind the payment booth) was a small museum displaying some artifacts & tools of Batak people. No curator to explain them while we were there. Unable to snap pictures as it was not well lite and glass display glare was too overwhelming.
We stepped into a side-property connected. Its the Batak Dance performance ground. Very spacious with 3 huge Batak houses on the left & a few agricultural huts on the right. We took our time roaming around for pictures.
One can enter the King's Batak House from the back portion by climbing a make-shift wooden stairs. The door was small but once inside, it was very spacious but totally empty inside. Walked to the end and another flight of wooden stairs up second level where the open balcony is. Batak musicians play their instruments here every morning during the Batak Dance performs.
*cigarette butts everywhere on this balcony! I bet the musicians never bother to keep the place clean & this museum care-taker will never maintain as well. Annoying sight to tourist like me!
Nothing much here except you are able to enter a Batak house to see their structure inside out. The items on display in this museum were not much (compared to the museum in Tomok).
At least we are all by ourselves enjoying our time in privacy & able to get pictures all for ourselves.
Written 19 February 2019
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Voyage104484
44 contributions
Aug 2018 • Solo
A quaint dancing display, amid nice surroundings. The artifacts in the small museum are ok to see too. Especially worth it if you are passing at the time of one of the, often, twice daily shows.
Written 6 August 2018
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GvanVeghel
Delft, The Netherlands2 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
Had great exprerencies in almost the whole of Indonesia, but this dance performance is a laugh. Although the houses look great, the overall atmosphere is ice cold. The dance performance (which was 100k) was performed without any passion and it even looked like the performers wanted to put as less effort in the play as possible. And if this was not even all at the end they were pushing you to give a tip...
Written 1 July 2017
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mastAbi
Jakarta, Indonesia78 contributions
Oct 2015 • Family
Not much to see inside but then again it will add ur knowledge about Batak's history
The time i visited, i found a monkey chained to a tree in front of the museum
Try to buy bananas or peanuts to feed him, it will attract ur children 😁
It dont cost too much money either.
so...
The time i visited, i found a monkey chained to a tree in front of the museum
Try to buy bananas or peanuts to feed him, it will attract ur children 😁
It dont cost too much money either.
so...
Written 13 October 2015
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ize1978
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia64 contributions
Aug 2015 • Solo
Although i'm not a big fan of museum, I still find it quite interesting, especially when someone explains to me (in this case, my motorbike driver) about Batak culture and their way of life. The dance show is definitely enhance the overall ambience of 'Batak village' although its just a show. Interesting when they invited us to join the dance!
If you arrive quite too early for the show, you may have a quick rest at Batu Hoda Beach/ Batu Roda (can't remember exact name) nearby, about 5 mins by car.
If you arrive quite too early for the show, you may have a quick rest at Batu Hoda Beach/ Batu Roda (can't remember exact name) nearby, about 5 mins by car.
Written 12 September 2015
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highfever88
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2,083 contributions
Nov 2013 • Friends
There is nothing much at the museum. I guess the attraction was the Batak traditional dance, which is for 40mins every time, and there is a schedule of a few dances a day. It took place in the open, and there is a write up in different languages that describe the many scenes of the dances. At the end, audience has the chance of dancing together with the dancers and also a donation and photo taking session.
Written 16 November 2013
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worldexplorer88_11
La Jolla, CA282 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Between the Batak Houses, the small museum holding a variety of every-day objects, and the cultural dance performance, visitors can expect to gain a better appreciation for Batak culture assuming that you have a guide to provide some helpful context. Lacking a guide, I think it would be easy to feel underwhelmed, and unlike other tourist spots where local guides are on hand waiting for business, we did not see any guides here.
The Batak dance performance is a necessary component to visiting as without it there is not much to see/glean. Guesstimate 30 minutes without dance @ 1 1/2 hours with dance. Be aware that the dancers invite audience participation at the end - I suppose both good for tourism and as a way to further generate donations.
The Batak dance performance is a necessary component to visiting as without it there is not much to see/glean. Guesstimate 30 minutes without dance @ 1 1/2 hours with dance. Be aware that the dancers invite audience participation at the end - I suppose both good for tourism and as a way to further generate donations.
Written 27 July 2019
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Dutchtraveler
58 contributions
Jul 2018 • Friends
Its interesting to see how an original Batakhouse looks from the inside.
The museum had some Nice stuff, but there was only and explanation in English so we didnt understand it.
They didnt perform the dance while we were there. And there wasnt much more to see.
It was ok, but dont expect to much.
The museum had some Nice stuff, but there was only and explanation in English so we didnt understand it.
They didnt perform the dance while we were there. And there wasnt much more to see.
It was ok, but dont expect to much.
Written 18 July 2018
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They have a great coffee shop at Ruma kaca, the historical house just below the museum. You can sit in the kolonial house or outside in the pavillions. You can also cross to Pulau Tao, a coffee shop on the island off Simanindo. Ask ibu Riris Hasibuan.
Written 6 February 2019
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