The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is set to open its first international contemporary art museum, Museum MACAN, in 2017.  It is being funded by businessman and collector Haryanto Adikoesoemo.  “I want the Museum MACAN to develop and advance the understanding of Indonesians about art and the appreciation of art,” he says. “I also want this museum to help cross-pollinate exchanges with Indonesia and the world, to provide a platform for Indonesian art internationally and to bring international art to Indonesia.”

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