Museum Nusa Tenggara Timur

Kupang


This regional museum has skulls, seashells, stone tools, swords, gourds and antique looms from across the province, plus an entire blue whale skeleton in a separate building. Displays (some in English), cover historical moments and cultural topics, including plants that create dyes for traditional fabrics.


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