Aceh tsunami museum built by several institutions and concurrently the committee. Among the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) of NAD-Nias as building budget, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (DESDM) as a budget for planning, content study and provision of museum collections and museum management guidelines), the Government of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) as a provider of land and museum managers, the Municipal Government of Banda Aceh as a provider of environmental facilities and infrastructure of museums and Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (IAI) to commemorate the tsunami that hit Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam on 26 December 2004 which claimed approximately 240,000 victims. The museum was built in 2006 on a land of approximately 10,000 square located in the Capital of Nanggroes Aceh Darussalam province, namely the Municipality of Banda Aceh with a budget of around Rp 140 billion. According to Eddy Purwanto as the initiator of the Aceh Tsunami Museum from BRR Aceh, the Museum was built with three reasons:
1. to commemorate the victims of the Tsunami disaster
2. As a center for education for the younger generation about safety
3. As an evacuation center if the tsunami disaster comes again. "
The construction of this museum aims not only to be a monument building, but also as an object of history, where this building becomes the center of research and learning about tsunami disaster as a symbol of the strength of the people of Aceh in the face of the tsunami disaster. In addition, this building is expected to be a legacy for future generations of Aceh as a message and a lesson that the tsunami once hit Aceh that has swallowed many victims. The building of this museum consists of 4 levels with decoration decoration nuanced islam. From the outside it can be seen that this building is shaped like a ship, with a flare upright standing on it. The exceptional exterior look that expresses Aceh's cultural diversity can be seen from the decorative ornaments of the transparency element of the outer skin elements of the building. This ornament symbolizes saman dance as a reflection of Hablumminannas, which is the concept of human relations in Islam.
On the 3rd floor of the Aceh Tsunami Museum, there are facilities such as geological spaces, libraries, musalla, and souvenirs. In geological spaces, visitors can obtain information on disaster, how earthquakes and tsunamis occur, through the explanation of some displays and simulation tools contained in the room.
At the end of the building the Aceh Tsunami Museum, functioned as an escape or rescue when the tsunami occurred again in the future. The roof level is not open to the public because of the concept of safety and security. From this roof level, almost the entire city of Banda Aceh can be seen from the top of the building.
The Aceh Tsunami Museum is located at the tamana sari location of Banda Aceh approximately 500 meters from Masjid Raya Biturahman Banda Aceh.
The functions of the Aceh Tsunami Museum are:
1. As a historical object, where the tsunami museum will be a center for research and learning about the tsunami disaster.
2. As a symbol of the strength of the people of Aceh in the face of the tsunami disaster.
3. As an inheritance to future generations in Aceh in the form of a message that there has been a tsunami in its area.
4. To remind the dangers of the earthquake and tsunami that threaten the territory of Indonesia. This is because Indonesia is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire", the volcanic belt, and the path that surrounds the Pacific Basin. The area of the fire ring is an area that is often hit by an earthquake that can trigger a tsunami.
Aceh Tsunami Museum is still very busy visited by tourists / travelers domistik and foreign countries. According to data from the Aceh Statistics from 2010 to 2012 the increase in visitors is very high but in 2013 it has declined somewhat. Aceh Tsunami Museum which was inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on February 23, 2009. And opened to the public on May 8, 2011 which is filled with 55 collections consisting of: 7 units maket, 22 units props, and 26 units of photos or paintings depicting the state tsunami in Aceh. and upon entering the collection room, the atmosphere of the tsunami remained disturbed by the imperfect condition of the collection. A number of collections, such as the earthquake simulation room, earthquake resistant home appliances and earthquake-proof homes, and tsunami wave props. The design and construction of Aceh Museum with the concept of 'Rumoh Aceh as Escape Building' has various philosophy. On the ground floor of this museum tells how the tsunami occurred through a uniquely designed architecture. In each room has its own philosophy that describes the picture of the tsunami as a memorial of the great disaster that struck Aceh on 26 December 2004 ago which claimed thousands of lives.
2. As a symbol of the strength of the people of Aceh in the face of the tsunami disaster.
3. As an inheritance to future generations in Aceh in the form of a message that there has been a tsunami in its area.
4. To remind the dangers of the earthquake and tsunami that threaten the territory of Indonesia. This is because Indonesia is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire", the volcanic belt, and the path that surrounds the Pacific Basin. The area of the fire ring is an area that is often hit by an earthquake that can trigger a tsunami.
Aceh Tsunami Museum is still very busy visited by tourists / travelers domistik and foreign countries. According to data from the Aceh Statistics from 2010 to 2012 the increase in visitors is very high but in 2013 it has declined somewhat. Aceh Tsunami Museum which was inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on February 23, 2009. And opened to the public on May 8, 2011 which is filled with 55 collections consisting of: 7 units maket, 22 units props, and 26 units of photos or paintings depicting the state tsunami in Aceh. and upon entering the collection room, the atmosphere of the tsunami remained disturbed by the imperfect condition of the collection. A number of collections, such as the earthquake simulation room, earthquake resistant home appliances and earthquake-proof homes, and tsunami wave props. The design and construction of Aceh Museum with the concept of 'Rumoh Aceh as Escape Building' has various philosophy. On the ground floor of this museum tells how the tsunami occurred through a uniquely designed architecture. In each room has its own philosophy that describes the picture of the tsunami as a memorial of the great disaster that struck Aceh on 26 December 2004 ago which claimed thousands of lives.
The philosophy of the Aceh Tsunami Museum design is as follows:
1. Space of Fear
Initial access to Tsunami aisle for visitors to enter the Tsunami Museum which has a length of 30 m and height up to 19-23 m symbolizes the high tsunami waves that occurred in 2004 ago. Water flows on both sides of the museum wall, with the sounds of water and dim lights dark, damp and narrow alley, describing the feelings of fear the people of Aceh at the time of the tsunami, called space of fear.
2.Space of Memory
After walking through the 30m long Tsunami Lane, visitors enter the Memorial Hall. This room has 26 monitors as a symbol of the tsunami that hit Aceh. Each monitor displays pictures and photos of victims and disaster site that hit Aceh during the tsunami of 40 images displayed in the form of slides. These pictures and photographs seem to recall the tsunami that hit Aceh or called space of memory is difficult to forget and can be learned from the incident. Space with glass wall has a philosophy of existence in the sea (tsunami waves). When entering this room, visitors as if in the sea, symbolized by the glass walls that describe the breadth of the seabed, monitors in the room symbolized as rocks in the water, and the dim lights that is on the roof of the room symbolized as light from above the surface of water entering the seabed.
3. Space of Sorrow
Through the Memorial Hall, visitors will enter the Chamber of Blessing. The cylinder room with dim light and 30 meters height has approximately 2,000 names of tsunami koban listed on every wall. This room is philosophized as a mass grave of the tsunami and visitors entering this space are encouraged to pray for the victims according to their respective religions and beliefs. This room also describes the human relationship with his Lord (hablumminallah) which is symbolized by Allah's calligraphy written on the chimney with a light that leads up and chant verses of the Qur'an. symbolizes that every human being will surely return to God (the creator).
4. Space of Confuse
After the Prayer Well, visitors will pass the Chimney Hall (Romp Cerobong) to the Bridge of Hope. This hallway was designed with a bumpy and uneven floor as a philosophy of the confusion and hopelessness of the people of Aceh when it was hit by a tsunami in 2004, confusion about the direction of destination, the confusion of lost relatives and the confusion of loss of property and property, the hallway philosophy this is called Space of Confuse. The dark passageway that brings visitors to the natural light represents an expectation that the people of Aceh at the time were still wondering about the world's help for Aceh to help restore the physical and psychological condition of the Acehnese people who, in the wake of the disaster, experienced trauma and great loss.
5. Space of Hope
Chimney aisle brings visitors toward the Bridge of Hope (space of hope). Called the bridge of hope because through this bridge visitors can see 54 flags from 54 countries that helped Aceh after the tsunami, the number of flags equal to the number of stones arranged on the edge of the pool. In every flag and stones bearing the word 'Peace' with the language of each country as a reflection of Aceh's peace from war and conflict before the tsunami occurred. the world looks directly at the conditions of Aceh, supports and helps the peace of Aceh, and contributes to the construction (reconstruction) of Aceh after the disaster occurred.
