ACEH TSUNAMI MESEUM

is a museum in Banda Aceh that is designed as a symbolic monument to disaster the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami as well as education and emergency shelter if the tsunami occurs again

Design **bold**

Aceh Tsunami Museum was designed by architect from Bandung, West Java, Ridwan Kamil.This museum is a four-storey structure with an area of 2500 m² whose curved walls are covered by geometric reliefs.In it, visitors enter through a narrow and dark passageway between two high water walls - to recreate the atmosphere and panic of the tsunami.The museum walls are decorated with images of Saman dancing people, a symbolic meaning to the Acehnese religious power, discipline and religious beliefs.From the top, the roof formed a wave of the sea. The floor is basically designed like a traditional Aceh stage house that survived the tsunami.

The building commemorates the victims, whose names are inscribed on the walls of one of the museum's deepest rooms, and the survivors of this disaster.

In addition to its role as a memorial to the dead, the museum is also useful as a refuge for such disasters in the future, including "refugee hills" for visitors if a tsunami occurs again.

Collection

The museum exhibits include an electronic simulation of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, as well as photos of victims and stories delivered by survivors.