Open AccessBetawi arts and culture center with the application of modern tropical architecture
Author(s) -
L C Nahuway,
Sri Pare Eni,
Margareta Maria Sudarwani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/878/1/012026
Subject(s) - cultural center , architecture , ethnic group , the arts , tourism , visual arts , sociology , art , history , anthropology , archaeology
Jakarta is a city with a wide variety of ethnicities, languages and customs. Likewise with the Betawi culture that grew in the city of Jakarta. Jakarta culture must be distinguished from Betawi culture, Betawi people create Betawi culture, while Betawi culture is an element and supporter of Jakarta culture, conveyed by various other cultural elements found in Jakarta. Some other cultures are the cultures of various ethnic groups residing in Jakarta or national and foreign cultures or international cultures. Traditional Betawi art elements that have been known since ancient times and still live among Betawi people to this day, especially in the outskirts of Jakarta include dance, theater, music, literature and puppetry. Seeing Betawi culture in DKI Jakarta that is increasingly fading, Betawi leaders and elders under an organization called the Betawi Consultative Body (Bamus), urged the DKI Jakarta city government to create a container for the preservation and development of Betawi culture on an ongoing basis. With the application of Modern Tropical Architecture which is expected to make the tourist attractions become more modern but does not eliminate the characteristics of the Betawi culture itself.