SUMEDANG – On Thursday, December 12, 2024, students from the 2023 batch of the Library and Information Science Program, part of the Sorahumasium team, held an event called “Ameng Ka Museum: Tracing Historical Heritage.” This event was a collaboration with the Prabu Geusan Ulun Museum and took place at Jl. Prabu Geusan Ulun No. 40, Regol Wetan, Sumedang Selatan, Sumedang, West Java. The event was attended by junior high school students from the area around the Sumedang Town Square and local community members.
Shofy Dwi Hidayanti, acting as the Master of Ceremony (MC), guided the opening and closing of the event. Fitri Perdana S.Sos, M.I.Kom, the supervising lecturer for the Public Relations of Information Institutions course, also attended and gave a speech before the main activities began. Novianti Suryani, representing the Prabu Geusan Ulun Museum team, symbolically opened the event by striking a gong, alongside Evantri Mujaki representing the Sorahumasium team.
“Tracing Historical Heritage” was an activity designed to introduce and explore the historical legacy of the artifacts from the Sumedang Larang Kingdom, which are meticulously preserved at the Prabu Geusan Ulun Museum. The event provided information about the museum’s collection through a “Post to Post” activity, with each building serving as a post. Participants were given explanations about historical objects and then participated in a game session in each building.
The Prabu Geusan Ulun Museum was founded on March 1, 1974, with the primary goal of showcasing the history of the once-great and glorious Sumedang Larang Kingdom. The museum also serves as a repository for various valuable heirlooms from the Sumedang Larang Kingdom, the Pajajaran Kingdom, and the era of the Sumedang Regency government.
Students from the Sorahumasium team collaborated with the educators from the Prabu Geusan Ulun Museum team to run the “Post to Post” activity. Museum educators provided information about the collection, while the students were responsible for leading games after each explanation. The games included drawing a collection item, a “Find Me” quiz where participants had to locate an artifact based on clues, a trivia quiz to answer questions about the collection, and a puzzle challenge to reassemble a painting of Prince Kornel.
Four buildings were used as posts for the event: The Gedung Gendeng, which houses puppets and cannon war tools; the Gedung Pusaka, which contains the Binokasih crown and war tools like tridents, spears, kris daggers, and jars. Additionally, the Gedung Bumi Kaler was used, which holds a tiger statue, ancient scripts/manuscripts, a collection of local and foreign currency, a painting of Prince Kornel, and some artifacts from Prince Soeri Atmaja. This building also features a library room for storing ancient manuscripts. Finally, the Gedung Kereta is dedicated to storing the Naga Barong carriage, a replica of the original Naga Paksi carriage. The Naga Paksi carriage was a valuable heirloom from Prince Soeria Koesoemah Adinata/Prince Sugih.
All event activities were uploaded to the team’s Instagram social media account, @sorahumasium. It is hoped that by holding the “Ameng Ka Museum: Tracing Historical Heritage” event, junior high school students and the local community will become more familiar with historical artifacts, especially those from the Sumedang Larang Kingdom. The event also aimed to increase voluntary interest in visiting museums due to a newfound curiosity to learn more about the historical collections found there.
Author: The Sorahumasium Team
