Exhibition of 729 Years of the Majapahit Kingdom

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• Selasa, 6 Desember 2022

The enthusiasm of visitors who came to the Majapahit Exhibition (source: Rochtri Agung Bawono)

The 729 Years of the Majapahit Kingdom Exhibition (1293 – 2022) was held to commemorate the anniversary of the Majapahit kingdom which this year is believed to be 729 years old. This event took place at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Udayana University from Tuesday, 22 November 2022 to Wednesday, 23 November 2022. This activity was the result of a collaboration between the Arsari Djojohadikusumo Foundation, Mandala Majapahit UGM, Mandala Majapahit UNHAS, Mandala Majapahit Trowulan, and the UNUD Archeology Study Program . The 729 Years of Majapahit Exhibition was chaired by Rochtri Agung Bawono, SS, M.Sc. and open to the public. The theme that was carried was "Utthapana Upama Aiswarya Prasama" which means Rising Together Strong Together. 

Using bricks as an interactive media Archeology (source: Ega Putri Febriani Documentation)

Many of the items on display are ceramic artifacts, gobog money, and fragments of building ornaments. The ceramics displayed are mostly in the form of containers such as jugs and piggy banks. Uniquely, the exhibition shows directly how the sculptor makes the statue. The exhibition is open to the public, so each collection item is given a brief description to make it easy for the general public to understand. Apart from that, there are also creative products that can be purchased by visitors, in the form of t-shirts, bracelets, paintings, and figurines made from 3D printers.

Ceramic piggy banks and several other displays (source: Documentation by Ega Putri Febriani)

"The exhibition was really fun, especially at FIB, the exhibition was always covered with multimedia technology to make it more interesting," was Bandem's response as one of the exhibition visitors.

Tesanoka as one of the volunteers for the 729 Years of Majapahit Exhibition, said that the exhibition collaboration this time was extraordinary. Especially related to adding insight into the procurement of exhibitions and expanding relationships. It is said that this exhibition became one of unforgettable memories.