This Directory of Museums in Indonesia contains 214 museums which are registered at the Directorate of Museums. From this total, 42 museums belong to government agencies within the structure of the Department of Education and Culture; 108 belong to government agencies and institutions outside the Department of Education and Culture; and 64 run by private foundations. All those museums are continuously fostered to enhance their capabilities in the fields of collection, conservation, research, presentation and benefaction of collections to support the development of science, education and tourism.