Jambi State Museum was built in 1981 on the land area of 13,350 square meters, with an area of 4000 square meters. Museum building was completed and inaugurated on June 6, 1988. State Museum Building Kajang berasitektur Jambi Loko, which characterizes the architecture of traditional houses of Jambi.
Collection of historical objects Jambi State Museum numbered about 2855 men. Of the many such collections, there are 5 main collections that became icons of the museum, such as: 2 fruit Avolokiteswara statue made of gold, seven-sided gold medal from Turkey (Turkey Ustmani Kingdom), gold belt and gold necklace. Avolokiteswara statues found at the site Tuo Rantau Kapas in 1991. While the seven-cornered gold medal from Turkey that many H 1298 was a gift from the Kingdom of the sultan of Turkey Ustmani Taha Saifuddin as the King of Jambi. Previously, the medal was kept by the royal family who resided in Malaysia who then handed it to the manager of Jambi State Museum for display as a museum collection.
Besides the five major collections, there are 100 pieces of ancient Chinese ceramics found by divers in the waters located on the border between Jambi and Riau. The divers then granting these findings to the manager of the State Museum of Jambi as museum collections.
In addition, there is also a collection of historical objects, such as: old money printing machines, boats ancient lanes, ancient medium of exchange for rubber products, collection of flora and fauna indigenous dresses traditional Jambi. With a collection of historical objects, the State Museum of Jambi became one of the interesting museums to visit.
Stage house Lako seizures is home communities Bathin Clan, a tribe originating from the mountains west of the Bukit Barisan (West Sumatra). These tribal people hold fast to the noble values of its culture. Steadfastness in holding cultural values reflected in their loyalty to maintain the tradition inherited by their ancestors from generation to generation, such as houses on stilts to preserve Lako spasms that characterizes Bathin Marga society.
Home seizures by the Marga Lako Bathin typology constructed stage house building rectangular. The average size of the buildings built in the 9 mx 12 m by using a lot of wood grown Ulim in Jambi area. To assemble the timber in the home, community Marga Bathin traditional techniques rely on, such as engineering pedestal, connect the hook, and hooks using pegs.
The building houses on stilts Seizures Lako very beautiful with a wide range of decorative carved motifs characteristic of Jambi community. Motif carvings on the stage house was inspired by a variety of flora and fauna. For flora motifs include motifs BUNGO promontory (promontory of interest), mangosteen calyx, and Bungo orange (orange flower). Motif BUNGO Harbor masinding usually carved on the front wall, while the motive mangosteen calyx usually carved on the top of the entrance. For BUNGO orange motif carvings, carved on the outside of rasuk (belandar) house. Meanwhile, the motifs carved fauna / / only use only one motif carvings, namely fish motif. Fish motif carved on the sill (window) gaho and the back door across.
