Jakarta Islamic museum opening delayed, former red light district continues halalification process
JAKARTA - The opening of Jakarta’s new Islamic museum at the Jakarta Islamic Center (JIC) has been postponed to the second quarter of 2019 due to pending construction work caused by a change in local government budget policy after a new governor came into office in October 2017, the head of JIC secretariat, Ahmad Juhandi, told Salaam Gateway.
The museum was scheduled to open in 2018. JIC is still working with France’s Musée du Louvre’s Department of Islamic Art that is providing supervision, technical and branding assistance for the establishment of the new museum, said Juhandi.
In a bid to further transform the district that was once home to more than 1,600 sex workers, JIC is also planning to convert a nearby Hotel Arcici to become halal-certified Hotel Al Hijra, said Juhandi.
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