The Aceh Tsunami at the end of 2004 had a major impact on many aspects of the lives of Indonesian people, especially the West coast of Sumatra, including Aceh. This humanitarian tragedy has also made many people around the world aware of the importance of building community preparedness for disaster threats. Especially for the West coast of Sumatra - from Aceh to Lampung, the biggest threat that society has to face is the Earthquake and Tsunami from the direction of the Indian Ocean. This has encouraged initiatives from various parties to provide educational facilities for public preparedness for the Tsunami, one of which is now being realized with the establishment of the Aceh Tsunami Museum.
This museum was built on the initiative of a number of institutions, including the NAD Provincial Government, Banda Aceh City Government, the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Indonesian Architects Association. According to one of the initiators, this building not only serves as a means of education for the general public but also a vehicle to commemorate the fall of 120,000 victims in the incident. Founded with funds worth Rp. 70 billion, this building also functions as a Tsunami evacuation center in the future. Although it has been inaugurated since February 2008, this museum only opened to the public on May 8, 2011.
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