Venues & Private Rooms
The Restaurant, Lounge, and Café at Tugu Kunstkring Paleis are of stunning timeless design. Stylish and exotic, they serve exquisite cuisine in seductive settings, inspirational dishes from the humble Indonesian tables to the palates of Kings and Presidents, as well as a fine selection of Western cuisine, all elegantly and authentically presented.
THE PANGERAN DIPONEGORO HALL
At the Tugu Kunstkring opening night, exactly 99 years after the building first opened its doors, a colossal painting of THE FALL OF JAVA was shown to the public for the first time. The 9 x 4 m painting depicted the capture of Prince Diponegoro on 28th of March 1830 at the house of Magelang Resident, after the betrayal of General De Kock from the Dutch-Indies Government.
In Indonesian art history, this legendary scene of Prince Diponegoro’s capture has only been painted by J.W Pieneman and Raden Saleh. This makes The Fall of Java as the third painting in the world that portrays one of the most iconic events in Indonesia's history. The painting can be appreciated in a themed room Ruang Pangeran Diponegoro, dedicated to the Knight on A Horse.
The Pangeran Diponegoro Room is a magnificent hall with high ceilings that has a seating capacity of 75 people. It is furnished with a long beautiful wooden table in the middle decorated with flowers, candles and elegant white linens.
SUZIE WONG LOUNGE
The Suzie Wong Bar is decorated with two giant posters, a former advertisement from a legendary movie theater in Menteng Jakarta in the 1960s. At the corner, a rickshaw from Wanchai brings in the romantic atmosphere of post-war Hong Kong 1950s. Beautiful oriental partition screens and a former movie preview featuring the movie as a best seller in Jakarta around the 1960s, as well as the Nam Kok Hotel sign, the Suzie Wong Bar nameplate, giant red lanterns and many other ornaments bring back the romantic aura of this movie from 1950s to this bar.
BREAD & COFFEE CORNER
BREAD & COFFEE CORNER 'BLUDER WAK SENENG NIO & BERTHA'
The Bread & Coffee Corner is an olden days Dutch colonial inspired bakery shop, housed in one corner of the building, where one can find delicious homemade jams, other savory breads, sandwiches, cakes and cookies from old recipes. This is also the perfect cozy place to indulge in a cup of coffee or exquisite tea. Choose from the very fine selection of Tugu tea blends as well as freshly roasted Java Robusta coffee from Tugu’s very own Kawisari Coffee Plantation in the hills of East Java, one of the oldest coffee plantations in the island.
BAN LAM WINE SHOP & TASTING ROOM
No fine dining experience would be complete without a glass of good wine! Stimulating conversations, laughter and the unmistakable clink! of wine glasses raised in a toast are forever in style. Ban Lam Wine Shop at Kunstkring, modeled after the original one at the Hotel Tugu in Malang, brings the world to your table with impressive selection of wines from countries far and wide. The vast variety will leave you spoiled for choice. Whether you would like to enjoy a bottle with dinner at Kunstkring or bring a bottle home to enjoy later, we are ready to serve you.
Ban Lam Wine Shop and Tasting Room is open daily from 11 AM to 12 Midnight
ART SPACE & PERFORMANCE GALLERY HALL
In line with its original mission to promote beautiful arts in the city of Jakarta (then Batavia), the Tugu Hotels & Restaurants Group has lovingly and carefully restored this Grande Dame to her former glory and has committed itself to return Kunstkring to its original function as a vibrant art center that celebrates creativity of all kinds, and therefore it has dedicated the upper floor of this beautiful palatial building as a very unique art and exhibition space in the heart of Central Jakarta. Whether a party, corporate event or any special gathering, our art space and performance gallery hall is available with professionals service for breakfast, lunch or dinner
GALLERY SHOP
In line with its original mission to promote beautiful arts in the city of Jakarta (then Batavia), the Tugu Hotels & Restaurants Group has lovingly and carefully restored this Grande Dame to her former glory and has committed itself to return Kunstkring to its original function as a vibrant art center that celebrates creativity of all kinds, and therefore it has dedicated the upper floor of this beautiful palatial building as a very unique art and exhibition space in the heart of Central Jakarta. Whether a party, corporate event or any special gathering, our art space and performance gallery hall is available with professionals service for breakfast, lunch or dinner
Private Rooms
MULTATULI ROOM
The Multatuli room is dedicated to the life of Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), known by his pen name Multatuli, a famous Dutch writer who wrote the satirical novel Max Havelaar. His writing denounced the abuses of colonialism in Indonesia that he witnessed during his duty as Assistant Resident of Lebak, Edward Douwes Dekker found that the forced labor imposed on the people had exceeded the limit, including the practice of extortion which had been made by the Regent of Lebak and his officials by asking for crop or livestock from its people. Despite its terse writing style, it raised the awareness of citizens of Europe at that time, that the wealth they had gained and enjoyed had been the result of suffering in other parts of the world. This awareness eventually motivated the birth of the new Ethical Policy, by which the Dutch colonial government attempted to “repay” their debt to their colonial subjects by providing education to some classes of natives, generally members of the elite who were loyal to the colonial government.
The Multatuli room has a seating capacity of 15 persons.
COLONIAL RIJSTTAFEL ROOM
This room is inspired by the famous royal dish “Rijsttafel” (a Dutch word that literally translates as “rice-table”), a celebratory meal performed for and adopted by the Dutch. The presentation of the Rijsttafel is quite spectacular, consisting of a wide array of dishes.
The culinary highlight is the Rijsttafel Betawi, taken from the culinary experience from the colonial times in Batavia. The grand meal consists of a sampling of a lot of different Indonesian dishes varying in spices, color and flavors. It is a true journey for the taste buds.
The Rijsttafel Room has a seating capacity of 8 guests.
SOEKARNO 1950 ROOM
The love and pride of the people of Indonesia for Soekarno have never grown any dimmer with the passage of time. Soekarno, a figure known as artist; fighter and proclamator of the Independence of Indonesia; the first president of the vast country and the national hero who had represented the young country at the Asia-Africa Conference in 1955, continues to be as legendary as ever.
It is to the honor of this great man that Tugu Kunstkring Paleis presents humbly the Soekarno Room 1950, so that his memories will always stay vividly alive in the hearts of the Indonesian people.
Soekarno Room 1950, on the second floor of the historical building of Tugu Kunstkring Paleis on Jalan Teuku Umar 1, Menteng, Central Jakarta, features an oversized table of solid wood surrounded with 26 seats. This is an inspirational place for art lovers to soak in the historical pieces associated with the life of young Sukarno. A black and white photo of young Soekarno brings to life the presence of the dashing figure in the room. Another photo recounts the sentence for imprisonment bestowed upon Soekarno and his two friends as they faced the colonial court in Bandung.
RADEN SALEH ROOM
The Raden Saleh room is dedicated to the life of Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman (1811 – 1880). He was a pioneering Indonesian Romantic painter of Arab-Javanese ethnicity. He was considered to be the first “modern” artist from Indonesia (then Dutch East Indies), and his paintings corresponded with nineteenth-century romanticism which was popular in Europe at the time. He also expressed his cultural roots and inventiveness in his work. Most popular painting is “The Arrest of Pangeran Diponegoro”
The Arrest of Pangeran Diponegoro, which depicted the betrayal of the rebel leader Prince Diponegoro by the colonial government, thus ending the Java War in 1830. The Prince was tricked into entering Dutch custody near Magelang, believing he was there for negotiations of a possible cease-fire. He was captured through treachery and later deported.
The Raden Saleh room has a seating capacity of 16 – 20 persons.
HERCULES ROOM
As the son of a Roman God, Zeus, the myth of Hercules and its literature has been well-known among the popular culture. He was the greatest of the Greek heroes and a champion of the Olympian against the underworld monsters. As you come in to the Hercules room, you will find a sculpture of the mighty of Hercules, one of the greatest collections of Bapak Anhar Setjadibrata which previously belonged to one of the richest family in Indonesia. The Hercules room has a seating capacity of 14 persons.
DARNA ROOM
The Darna room is dedicated to Indonesia’s Urban Legend in 1810s. Based on true story novel written by G. Francis in 1896, Njai Darna was published and later on played on the Indonesia’s big screen in 1940s. Becoming one of Soekarno Hatta’s favorite love-tragedy movies, this movie became very popular among Batavians in time.
The Darna room has a seating capacity of 12 persons.
TUGU MENARA ROOM(S)
Whether it’s your anniversary, a boys or girls date out, special intimate occasion with your friends, or a special romantic dinner with your loved one(s), sometimes we just need a little privacy along with our meal to make things that much more special for you and your guests – and that calls for Tugu Menara private dining room(s). Tugu Menara room is decorated with stunning tower, which made your moment so much more authentic.
Tugu Menara room has a seating capacity of 4 persons.
THE GALLERY DINING
Located on the right side of the first floor, this semi-private dining area can accommodate up to 30 persons. The guests can enjoy the cuisine in the artsy atmosphere filled with a selection of fine art and many artistic items
