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Geology Museum Bandung is the museum to see in Bandung. World Museum Guide covers 1 museum in Bandung, Indonesia, with verified admission prices, opening hours and how long to allow for each. Check each guide for prices and free days.
Visitor information last reviewed 25 September 2026. Check the official museum site for current details.
Natural History Museum · Best for families & science lovers
Bandung's Geology Museum (Museum Geologi) opened in 1929 in an Art Deco building on Jalan Diponegoro and is run by Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Its galleries cover the geology of the archipelago, the history of life — including a near-complete fossil elephant from Blora — mineral resources and geological hazards.
Rp5,000 · ⏱ 1.5–2 hours · Closed Fridays
Bandung, the West Java capital in the highlands south-east of Jakarta, pairs colonial-era Art Deco architecture with compact, inexpensive museums. The Geology Museum on Jalan Diponegoro — home to the Blora elephant fossil — sits a few minutes from Gedung Sate, while the free Museum of the Asian-African Conference on Jalan Asia Afrika commemorates the 1955 Bandung Conference.
Day 1: Geology Museum (arrive at 9 AM; closed Fridays) → Gedung Sate and the Gasibu area → afternoon on Jalan Asia Afrika for the Museum of the Asian-African Conference and the Art Deco streets of Braga. Day 2: the cooler northern hills around Dago for art spaces and cafés, or a day trip to Tangkuban Perahu volcano to see the geology you learned about at the museum.
The drier months (roughly May to September) are best, and Bandung's altitude keeps it cooler than Jakarta year-round. Avoid Fridays and public holidays for the Geology Museum, which closes on those days; weekends bring heavy traffic and day-trippers from Jakarta.
Geology Museum Bandung is the museum to prioritise in Bandung — Bandung's Geology Museum (Museum Geologi) opened in 1929 in an Art Deco building on Jalan Diponegoro and is run by Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
World Museum Guide covers 1 museum in Bandung, Indonesia. Each guide lists admission, opening hours, highlights and how long to allow.
No museum in our Bandung guide is free for every visitor. Free or reduced on certain days or for certain visitors: Geology Museum Bandung (School and undergraduate students: Rp3,000).
No. The Geology Museum is closed to walk-in visitors every Friday, as well as on national public holidays and collective leave days (cuti bersama). It opens Monday to Thursday from 9 AM to 3 PM and on Saturday and Sunday from 9 AM to 2 PM, so plan a Friday for other sights.
The Museum of the Asian-African Conference on Jalan Asia Afrika charges no admission, though groups of more than 20 must reserve in advance. The Geology Museum costs just Rp5,000 for the general public and Rp25,000 for foreign visitors, with free entry for seniors over 60 and visitors with disabilities.
Yes. The Whoosh high-speed railway links Jakarta's Halim station with Padalarang and Tegalluar in under an hour, with a feeder train from Padalarang to Bandung station; conventional intercity trains from Jakarta take around three hours. Start early, because the Geology Museum closes at 3 PM on weekdays and 2 PM at weekends.
