Located in one of the beautiful corners of Kaliurang area, namely Kaswargan park meaning the heaven park on land encircled by park and forest, this museum was inaugurated by Sri Paku Alam VIII, King of Pakualaman Pallace in 1997. Ullen Sentalu as the name of the museum stands for “Ulating Blencong Sejatine Tataning Lumaku” that means the real torch of life for human way of life.

Ullen Sentalu museum gives evidence that in addition to beautiful face, some kingdom ladies are capable of showing thought and works as symbols of their inner beauty. The museum that is located at the south foot of Merapi mountain contains photographs and paintings by ladies from Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Mangkunegaran and Pakualaman Kingdoms.

Image source :http://cbramono.net/bram_foto/ullen1.jpg

Content source : Cultural Heritage Tourism Workshop ( Yogyakarta, Oct 13 - 16, 2008)

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