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British Council Indonesia, the Swiss Embassy and JakArt proudly present Creativity and Contents: The Indian from St Gall and Golden Letters - an exhibition from 13 - 28 June 2003 at Ak Sa Ra Bookstore, Jl. Kemang Raya 8B, South Jakarta.

The "Indian" from St. Gall
Handwritings and drawings of Georg Franz Müller (1646 - 1723), a world traveler of the 17th century. Indonesia with its cultural and ethnical diversity at a time it was almost untouched by a cultural influence of the West is portrayed in the amazing old handwritings and drawings of Franz Georg Müller Müller during his journey (1669 - 1682) as a VOC soldier from Holland via South Africa to Indonesia where he lived for 13 years. His drawings are painted very close to the nature and are precious relics of the past, the past of an unexplored Indonesia in the 17th century. It captures impressions of a European travelling through an exotic world with its rich traditions and beautiful flora and fauna. The prints are taken from the book The "Indian" from St. Gall which was summarized and narrated by Dr. Karl Schmuki on the basis of manuscripts of the Abbey Library St. Gall - Switzerland (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE).

Golden letters, Writing Traditions of Indonesia
This special exhibition celebrates more than four centuries of contact between Britain and Indonesia by displaying reproductions of a number of rare manuscripts held in British collections. These correspondence between Indonesian rulers and British dignitaries were originally displayed as part of a much larger exhibition in 1991. They illustrate the breadth and scope of the writing traditions of Indonesia, which have produced histories and genealogies, legal digests, prose and poetic works of literature, divination calendars and theological and moral digests. These Golden Letters are evidence of the historical ties which exist between Indonesia and Britain and which started when Francis Drake, the British explorer, arrived at Ternate in 1579.

For information, write email or visit the website at British Council. FREE Admission. Everyday 10.00-22.00