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Ulen Sentalu Museum

Ulen Sentalu Museum is a cultural museum which is in the north part of Yogyakarta. The word means "Ulating Blencong Sejatine Tataning Lumaku, " a lamp of truly human life. It is built in a cool air area and is beautiful amongst the thick foliage in Kaliurang, called Kaswargan Park (Garden of Eden). The construction using stone from the mountain took many years before it was finally completed and inaugurated in 1997. The history of the Mataram kingdom of Yogyakarta and Solo will likely find its preoccupations while listening to the story. The daughter of Sultan Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Pakualaman, and Mangkunegaran contributed the goods on display in the museum. Some paintings are works of Yogyakarta Art University painters, who painted from an original photograph direct contribution from the palace.

Ullen Sentalu has seven rooms, the main entrance, Selo Giri cave, and another five rooms in Kambang village. When passing the entrance, it has shady paths, and Selo Giri Cave means mountain stone cave. The dungeon room can see some photos of Yogyakarta and several photos of former palace dancers in the act. But do not mistake, despite the female characters on the dancers, none of the dancers is a woman, because women were not allowed to dance in public. So, to replace the role of the youth they are slim and lithe like a princess palace. The royal princess characters of Bray Partini Djayadiningrat, who authored the book "Ande-Ande Lumut" and first published by the Central Library with Antipurbani pseudonym.

Some photographs of Sultan family shots during Sultan Hamengkubuwono VII named Kassian Cephas. Some photographs depict a woman with poses considered daring at the time. A photo titled Denok depicts ordinary women posing on the couch with cloth covering the chest to knees. It was considered a bold pose for the ancient fabric that elevates women strictly prohibited beyond 3 cm from the ankle.