Taman Pintar Yogyakarta is a new children’s science park set up by the Yogyakarta City Government “to provide a place for children, and the general public, to learn about science in a fun way that encourages expression, appreciation, and creativity”. Our Indonesian family took the kids during a holiday to Yogya last year.
If you are researching a visit, try and track down Virginia Veryastuti’s article in Geruda Magazine.
Some of the public spaces are free, where children can enjoy not only learning games but traditional local kids games like gobak sodor and engklek. The next area is the heritage area, where for a small fee the children can try various cultural things like batik. The final area is a large interactive science and technology museum type space. The inaccurate English labels here drove me mad, but that’s just because I’m a museum curator by profession!
When everyone is tired there’s a great food court to revive you.
Our family had a great time at Taman Pintar and we recommend it highly. If you are in Yogya with children, this place is number one on your list of things to do and see 🙂
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