Jogjakarta Batik Industry

For hundreds of years, the residents of Wukirsari village in Imogiri, Yogyakarta, have produced fine pieces of batik, passing on the ancient skill from generation to generation. On May 27 last year, the village was devastated when a massive earthquake hit the region. Many residents lost their homes and most of their possessions in the [...]

Batik Museum – Pekalongan

Batik Museum lies on 3 Jetayu Street, Pekalongan city, on the city square area, about 2 hour drive from Semarang, the capital city of Central Java Province to [...]

Batik Museum – Imogiri Yogyakarta

Imogiri is a royal graveyard complex in Yogyakarta as well as a modern village located near the graveyard in the regency of Bantul. Imogiri is also the traditional resting place for the royalty of central Java, including many rulers of the Sultanate of Mataram and of the current houses of Surakarta and Yogyakarta. Nearby in [...]