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Ajeng Ayu Arainikasih

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Lecture at Universitas Indonesia, Founder of Museum Ceria

Editions

Successful People in Indonesia (1st Edition)

02/2026

GRA - GREAT ANCESTORS

As much as possible, choose a career that allows you to work independently and provide employment for other people

E - EDUCATION

1989 - 1995 SD Al Izhar Jakarta; 1995 - 1998 SMP Al Izhar Jakarta; 1998 - 2001 SMA 28 Jakarta; 2001 - 2006 Universitas Indonesia, Archaeology; 2007 - 2008 University of Adelaide, Art History Curatorial and Museum Studies; 2016 - Present Universiteit Leiden, Colonial and Global History

CA - CAREER

2009 - Present Lecture at Universitas Indonesia; 2010 - Present Founder at Museum Ceria

CO - COMPANIES OWNERSHIP

Museum Ceria

WACW - WRITINGS AND CREATIVE WORKS

Arainikasih, Ajeng A. & Hafnidar, "Decolonising the Aceh Museum: Objects, Histories and Their Narratives", BMGN Low Countries Historical Review, Vol. 133 No.2, pp. 105-120 2018; Arainikasih, Ajeng A., "Heritage Politics and Museums During Japanese Occupation Period, 1942-1945", International Review of Humanities Studies, Vol.6, No. 1, pp. 138-156 2021; Perkasa, Adrian & Ajeng A. Arainikasih, "Looking back from the periphery: Situating Indonesian Provincial museums as cultural archives in the late-colonial to post-colonial era", WACANA, Vol.24, No.13 pp.363-391 2024; Arainikasih, Ajeng A.,"A story of entanglement between Indonesian national heroes, museums, and decolonization:, ICOFOM Study Series, Vol. 52, No.1, pp. 124-137 2024; Museum Travelogue Australia, Stiletto Indie Book, Yogyakarta 2018; Museum Travelogue Asia, Stiletto Indie Book, Yogyakarta 2019

CASA - CIVIL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Board member of Darma Wanita Persatuan the Ministry of Culture from 2023 - Present

AW - AWARDS

Satyalencana Karya Satya X, Universitas Indonesia 2023

ME - MEMBERSHIPS

Member of ICOM Indonesia from 2025; Expert Council of AMIKA Taman Mini Indonesia Indah from 2022

ACH - ACHIEVEMENTS

Awardee Australian Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship University of Adelaide 2007; Awardee LPDP 2016; Cultural Exchange Grant-Asian Cultural Council 2024

LS - LANGUAGE SKILLS

Bahasa Indonesia, English

H - HOBBY

Traveling; Reading

PMM - PERSONAL MAGIC MOMENTS

Loves traveling abroad with three children; She felt happy when she had the courage to drive a car in Bali after the existence of Google Maps

OA - OTHER ACTIVITIES

She is still focused on being involved in developing programs and activities at Museum Ceria, because she wants Indonesian children to learn about history and art through these programs. Apart from that, she also opened consultations for museum development in terms of exhibition layout, programs and design. For now she is handling some development museums projects in several regions.

ROS - REASON OF SUCCESS

Human plans but God decides, do the best, keep trying but follow God's path and don't hurt others

WEB - WEBSITE

https://museumtravelogue.weebly.com, ajengaraini.weebly.com

B - BORN

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P - PARENTS

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MS - MARITAL STATUS

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CH - CHILDREN

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