The exhibition hall is one of the main facilities of the museum. Four of the five floors in the National Education Museum building are exhibition spaces with their own themes. Each theme contains a diverse collection of artifacts, replicas, photos, paintings, and dioramas that bring visitors to the story of the history of education in Indonesia.
The National Education Museum is able to adapt to the times. In a number of exhibition spaces, visitors can access museum collection information digitally via smartphones in their hands. Of course by taking advantage of an application that has been installed previously. Through this digitization process, the stories from the collections on display become more interesting because they are not always conventional.
On the first floor, there are various collections that detailing about Classical Age Education (Praaksara), Religion Based Education, to Colonial Age Education. In addition, there are a number of historical records regarding the minister of education from time to time.
On the next floor, visitors can still enjoy tales about the development of Indonesian education, especially during the Colonial Age, the Japanese Age, and the Age of the National Movement. Various dioramas clarify our understanding of the history of education in Indonesia. No less interesting, in this museum there is a class diorama of the Teacher Education College. In contrast to most museums where the collection is not allowed to be touched, in this diorama, visitors can try to sit in class to feel the sensation of the learning atmosphere at that time. Don’t forget, visitors can also take selfies here.
Proceeding to the next floor, there are a collection of traditional games, traditional West Javanese musical instruments, and Sundanese art figures. In addition, there are photos of UPI Chancellors from time to time as well as a space in the form of a science park.
The last floor of the exhibition hall presents the history of UPI and a miniature of future UPI area. On this floor there is also a room called the Wirayudha Batara Museum which contains a collection of weapons left by the freedom fighters.
