Taman Ismail Marzuki Art Center

This complex acquired its name from the great Indonesian musician, Ismail Marzuki, whose statue guards the entrance gate. It hosts the Institut Kesenian Jakarta (Jakarta Institute for the Arts) and Jakarta Planetarium. The arts institute is the only one of its kind in Indonesia and the first local college entirely dedicated to the training of performing and visual arts.

For exhibition and performance venue, the Teater Besar /Teater Jakarta or the big theater in Taman Ismail Marzuki, with balconies inside, can seat up to 1,240 persons. This is almost three times larger than Gedung Kesenian Jakarta — considered as the best venue for theater performances before Teater Besar came along — which can only seat 500. For performers, there are 10 dressing rooms, each equipped with toilets and a wardrobe, and a makeup station spacious enough for 14 people. The theater is also equipped with a fly tower that comes in the same height as the stage and enables the crew to change the backdrop vertically.