I and students of the Nusantara Module Group 3 Nahrasiyah program at Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh.

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Since it was inaugurated in February 2008, I have never been to the Tsunami Museum. It's not that I don't like museums. On the other hand, I really like museums and frequent museums. One museum even several times like the Cut Nyak Meutia museum in Pirak Mosque Village, Matangkuli District, North Aceh. When America visited the United States in 2012, I also visited several museums. Likewise in Kota Tua, Jakarta.

Unlike in Indonesia, museums in the United States are places that are popular and managed very neatly. Various museums exist in America, especially Washington DC, ranging from heavy museums to light museums such as the wine museum. There is an Indian museum whose building has no corners, there is a black museum under construction. Visitors can choose at will.

The Tsunami Museum, located near Blang Padang Square, Banda Aceh, was built to commemorate the devastating earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004. Various sources say that around 200 thousand lives were lost in the most devastating disaster in the modern century.

It was the current Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, who designed the Tsunami Museum with the theme "Rumoh Aceh as Escape Hill" which was inspired by the concept of building stilt houses which are characteristic of traditional Aceh houses. Now the building has become one of the tourist destinations in Aceh which is not found in other areas in Indonesia.

The Aceh Tsunami Museum is one of the activity locations for the second generation of the Nusantara Module, the Free Student Exchange Program (PMM). For the second time, I was chosen to be a lecturer in the Nusantara Module. If in the last odd semester PMM-1 took place in a bold manner due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this time it was held in an alluring way. There are 140 students participating in the Nusantara Module program at Malikussaleh University. Each group has 20 students.

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In black and white frames, the sadness of the tsunami disaster is more pronounced.

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Education for students

I organized an activity at the Tsunami Museum to provide education on disaster mitigation to 20 students from various universities in Java, North Maluku, South Sulawesi, and West Nusa Tenggara. We have 25 meetings divided into 14 Diversity Modules, 7 Reflection Modules, 3 Inspiration Modules, and 1 Social Contribution. But overall, we held up to 33 meetings and maybe even more because we have dance practice that we have to add.

To help with the assignment, I was assisted by a liaison officer (LO) among the students. I chose Khaira Lulvita alias Vita, a student at the Faculty of Law at Malikussaleh University.

We visited the Tsunami Museum on December 18, 2022, after returning from Sabang (I want to review Sabang too later). The end of the year is apparently not the right time to visit museums in Indonesia, maybe not even the right time for a vacation. It rained all day, hampering outdoor activities.

When we entered the museum, we already faced a problem. Visitors who have to buy an entry ticket must get wet because the museum manager does not provide umbrellas.

Inside the museum, a lot has changed compared to a few years ago. The water flowing from the entrance wall was no longer there. In fact, it gives a deep impression of the tsunami. But the atmosphere is indeed very heart-stirring with the sound of remembrance that sounds incessantly, still like when the earthquake and tsunami occurred on December 26, 2004.

According to visitors who have visited the museum several times, the short films shown are still the same as before. There should be the development from the results of the evaluation so that visitors don't get the same spectacle.

Digital creativity and technology

The screen displays several photos of the tsunami tragedy and a short film that is playing only focuses on events in Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar, and its surroundings. In fact, tsunamis are evenly distributed along the Indian Ocean. Some areas of Aceh have even gone abroad to recover. Visitors must also obtain photos and videos at other locations.

The disaster in Aceh invited many world celebrities to attend, such as footballer Christiano Ronaldo and the world's top actors. Unfortunately, there is no such information in the museum. In fact, it is interesting to mention the arrival of a number of important world figures—besides the UN Secretary-General—to show how the Aceh tsunami earthquake disaster has attracted the attention of important people around the world.

The portion on disaster mitigation education also needs to be added in each room by utilizing digital technology. The presence of digital technology is still lacking in the Tsunami Museum, even though it supports the educational capabilities of visitors.

I invite @abyousafzai,@asiahaiss,@shabbir86, and @neukyan to take part in this challenge by reviewing other topics such as books, music, films, and various tourist destinations. [@ayijufridar]

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Saya menyukai latar di lokasi ini.

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Bersama Fina, Arin, dan Nuri.

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Steemit Engagement Challenge - S7W2 | Mitigasi Bencana di Museum Tsunami Aceh

Sejak diresmikan pada Februari 2008, saya belum pernah berkunjung ke Museum Tsunami. Bukan karena tidak suka museum. Sebaliknya, saya sangat menyukai museum dan sering mengunjungi museum. Satu museum bahkan untuk beberapa kali seperti museum Cut Nyak Meutia di Desa Masjid Pirak Kecamatan Matangkuli, Aceh Utara. Ketika mengunjungi Amerika Serikat pada 2012 silam, saya juga mengunjungi beberapa museum. Demikian juga di Kota Tua, Jakarta.

Berbeda dengan di Indonesia, di Amerika Serikat museum merupakan tempat yang digemari dan dikelola dengan sangat rapi. Berbagai museum ada di Amerika, terutama Washington DC, mulai dari yang berat sampai museum yang ringan-ringan seperti museum wine. Ada museum Indian yang gedungnya tidak memiliki sudut, ada museum kulit hitam yang ketika itu sedang dibangun. Pengunjung bisa memilih sesuka hati.

Museum Tsunami yang terletak di dekat Lapangan Blang Padang, Banda Aceh, dibangun untuk mengenang bencana gempa dahsyat yang terjadi pada 26 Desember 2004 silam. Berbagai sumber menyebutkan sekitar 200 ribu jiwa nyawa melayang dalam bencana paling dahsyat di abad modern tersebut.

Adalah Gubernur Jawa Barat saat ini, Ridwan Kamil, yang merancang Museum Tsunami bertema “Rumoh Aceh as Escape Hill” yang terinspirasi dari konsep bangunan rumah panggung yang menjadi ciri khas rumah tradisional Aceh. Kini gedung itu menjadi salah satu destinasi wisata di Aceh yang tidak terdapat di daerah lain di Indonesia.

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Bersama Riski dari Maluku Utara, Vita, dan Affan dari Bogor.

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Edukasi bagi mahasiswa

Museum Tsunami Aceh termasuk salah satu lokasi kegiatan Modul Nusantara program Pertukaran Mahasiswa Merdeka (PMM) angkatan kedua. Untuk kedua kalinya, saya terpilih menjadi dosen Modul Nusantara. Kalau pada PMM-1 semester ganjil lalu berlangsung secara daring karena pandemi Covid-19, kali ini digelar secara luring. Ada 140 mahasiswa yang mengikuti program Modul Nusantara di Universitas Malikussaleh. setiap kelompok ada 20 mahasiswa.

Saya membuat kegiatan di Museum Tsunami untuk memberikan edukasi mitigasi kebencanaan kepada 20 mahasiswa yang berasal dari berbagai universitas di Jawa, Maluku Utara, Sulawesi Selatan, dan Nusa Tenggara Barat. Kami memiliki 25 pertemuan yang terbagi dalam 14 Modul Kebinekaan, 7 Modul Refleksi, 3 Modul Inspirasi, dan 1 Kontribusi Sosial. Tapi secara keseluruhan, kami menggelar sampai 33 pertemuan bahkan mungkin lebih karena ada latihan nari yang harus kami tambah.

Untuk membantu tugas, saya dibantu seorang liaison officer (LO) dari kalangan mahasiswa. Saya memilih Khaira Lulvita alias Vita, mahasiswa Fakultas Hukum Universitas Malikussaleh.

Kami mengunjungi Museum Tsunami pada 18 Desember 2022 lalu, sepulangnya dari Sabang (saya ingin mengulas tentang Sabang juga nanti). Akhir tahun ternyata bukan waktu yang tepat untuk berkunjung ke museum di Indonesia, bahkan mungkin bukan waktu cocok untuk berlibur. Hujan turun sepanjang hari membuat kegiatan luar ruangan menjadi terhambat.

Ketika masuk museum pun kami sudah menghadapi masalah. Pengunjung yang harus membeli karcis masuk, harus berbasah-basahan karena pengelola museum tidak menyediakan payung.

Di dalam museum sudah banyak yang berubah dibandingkan beberapa tahun lalu. Air yang mengalir dari dinding pintu masuk sudah tidak ada lagi. Padahal, itu memberikan kesan mendalam tentang tsunami. Tapi suasananya memang sangat menggetarkan kalbu dengan suara zikir yang terdengar tak putus-putus, persis seperti ketika gempa dan tsunami terjadi pada 26 Desember 2004 silam.

Kreativitas dan teknologi digital

Film pendek yang diputar, menurut pengujung yang sudah beberapa kali ke museum, masih seperti dulu. Harusnya ada pengembangan dari hasil evaluasi sehingga pengunjung tidak mendapatkan tontotan sama.

Layar yang menampilkan beberapa foto tragedi tsunami dan film durasi pendek yang diputar, hanya berkutat pada kejadian di Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar, dan sekitarnya. Padahal, tsunami merata di sepanjang Samudra Hindia. Beberapa daerah Aceh bahkan sampai keluar negeri ikut terdampak. Pengunjung harusnya juga mendapatkan foto dan video di lokasi lain.

Bencana di Aceh mengundang banyak pesohor dunia hadir, seperti pesepakbola Christiano Ronaldo dan para aktor top dunia. Sayangnya, tidak ada informasi tersebut di museum. Padahal, kedatangan sederet tokoh penting dunia—selain sekjen PBB—menarik disebutkan untuk menunjukkan betapa bencana gempa tsunami Aceh telah menyedot perhatian orang-orang penting di seluruh dunia.

Porsi tentang edukasi mitigasi bencana juga perlu ditambah di setiap ruangan dengan memanfaatkan teknologi digital. Kehadiran teknologi digital memang masih kurang di Museum Tsunami, padahal ikut mendukung keberhasilan edukasi bagi pengunjung.

Saya mengundang @abyousafzai,@asiahaiss,@shabbir86, dan @neukyan mengikuti tantangan ini dengan mereview topik lain seperti buku, musik, film, dan berbagai destinasi wisata. [@ayijufridar]

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