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Indonesia has many places of historical tourism. Linggarjati Museum is one of the most important because of its historical value as being a place where an important incident was once held. The incident was called Linggarjati Agreement, as it took place at Linggarjati – a village located under Ciremai Mountain, between Kuningan and Cirebon City. This Agreement was a start of Indonesia’s diplomatic efforts for the nation independence.

Linggarjati Museum is a building to commemorate the conference and the Linggarjati Agreement between Indonesia and Netherlands Governments in 1946. The bulding was a non-living witness of an important incident in Indonesia’s historical journey. The conference resulted in agreement about Indonesia’s independence status. Linggarjati Agreement was the defacto recognition of the Republic of Indonesia by the Kingdom of The Netherlands and the right of self-determination of a people, after centuries of domination.

Linggarjati Museum is located in Linggarjati Village, Cilimus, Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia. The distance of this village is 17 km from Kuningan City and 25 km from Cirebon City. The building is old-fashioned and Indies-Netherlads architectural styled. This 800m2- wide building is standing on the 2,4 hectares area, surrounded by a beautiful garden. The fresh air from the Ciremai Mountain (3078 m) keeps entering through the open windows. The atmosphere of the place is quiet.

The interior of Linggarjati building consists of several rooms: guest room (was used for lobby and informal meeting), middle room (the main room where the Linggarjati Agreement took place), bedrooms used by Netherlands and Indonesia delegations, bathroom, and back room. The position of the chairs in the middle room was still unchanged. A single chair at the north-end was Lord Killearn’s seat (a British mediator), on the left and right side of the table was Indonesia and Netherlands delegations’s seats. The members of Indonesia delegations were Mohammad Roem, Susanto Tirtoprodjo, AK. Gani, and led by Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir (Sjahrir III Cabinet). The Netherlands delegation members were Dr.Van Mook, Mr.Van Pool, Dr.F.De Boer, and led by Schermenhorn (General Comission). On the southside was the notulens’s table (the notulens were Ali Boediarjo, Amir Sjarifoedin, Dr.Soedarsono and Dr.J.Leimena. There are the Linggarjati Agreement diorama, chairs and table, and an original piano from the agreement period in the guest room. There’s a monument of Linggarjati Agreement on the building yard.

Not far from the museum, a natural tourism object completes the tourism of Linggarjati Museum. The place consists of shady parks facilitated by water pool and artificial lake with the rubber boats. The cottages were also provided for the visitors.