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The Batur Volcano Museum, located in Penelokan, Mount Batur, Bali, Indonesia, showcases much treasures and secrets of the volcanic phenomena. It's varied displays incite the visitors to find out more about the volcano which is packed through panels, interactive games, computer simulations and film show. The museum is 10,000 square feet of fun and interactive learning for children and adults.

The Museum can run through Payangan or from Denpasar through the Sangeh monkey forest, Plaga and Lampu, arriving to the north of Kintamani. Bemos to Kintamani are available from Ubud via Sakah (notable for its huge "Baby" statue). They also run via Tampaksiring and Bangli. From Denpasar bemos leave for Kintamani from the Batubulan terminal until late afternoon.

Etymology
The English word "museum" comes from the Latin word, and is pluralized as "museums" (or, rarely, "musea"). It is originally from the Greek mouseion, which denotes a place or temple dedicated to the Muses (the patron divinities in Greek mythology of the arts), and hence a building set apart for study and the arts, especially the institute for philosophy and research at the Library established at Alexandria by Ptolemy I Soter c280 BCE This was considered by many to be the first museum/library.

Overview

In the modern time, the museum means a place where collect and care for objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance and make them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary.  museums offer programs and activities for a range of audiences, including adults, children, and families, as well as those for more specific professions. Programs for the public may consist of lectures or tutorials by the museum faculty or field experts, films, musical or dance performances, and technology demonstrations.

Many times, museums concentrate on the host region's culture. Although most museums do not allow physical contact with the associated artifacts, there are some that are interactive and encourage a more hands-on approach. Modern trends in museology have broadened the range of subject matter and introduced many interactive exhibits, which give the public the opportunity to make choices and engage in activities that may vary the experience from person to person. With the advent of the internet, there are growing numbers of virtual exhibits, i.e. web versions of exhibits showing images and playing recorded sound.

In according to an implementation of these functions, the Batur Volcano Museum become a center for development of understanding, educational, recreational and interactive discovery of the extraordinary world of volcanoes. Both as actor and spectator, visitor will experiences planetary dynamics, the multiple facets of volcanism and volcano-related phenomena.

As an implementation of its development concepts, the volcano museum may be the exhibition centre holds many treasure and secretes of the volcanic phenomena. A detailed exploration of the exhibition displayed through panels, static and even dynamics scale models, interactive and animated computer basis, and film-show. The Batur Volcano Museum, which is the first volcano Museum in Indonesia, will be, "Volcano Talks", your first contact with the wonderful world of volcanoes.