The special lantern knick knacks exhibition event is part of the efforts to introduce and enrich the public`s knowledge ..."Bandung (ANTARA News) - The Sri Baduga Museum Management Agency of West Javas Tourism and Culture Service (Disparbud) will hold a "Lantern Knick Knacks" exhibition to welcome the Asia-Africa Conference (AAC) in Bandung on April 20 to 24, 2015.
The exhibition themed, "The World Light from Time to Time" will be held during a Citylink Mall Festival in Jalan Peta of the Bandung City.
It will display 60 traditional lamps and lanterns collections, which are designed in keeping with the spirit of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the ACC.
"The special lantern knick knacks exhibition event is part of the efforts to introduce and enrich the publics knowledge on the creativity and innovation of the handicraftsmen involved in making the lamps," Head of the West Javas Disparbud Nunung Sobari noted.
Sobari stated that the theme was inspired by the spirit and principles of Dasa Sila Bandung, which mirrors the commitment of nations to practice tolerance and peace among the Asian and African nations.
In the meantime, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) arrived in Bandung, West Java, at 11.20 a.m. local time, on Thursday, to observe the preparations of the 60th anniversary commemoration of the AAC.
The president, who was accompanied by several ministers such as Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi, Minister/State Secretary Pratikno, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, and Presidential Staff Affairs Chief Luhut Pandjaitan, arrived at Sastranegara Airport aboard the presidential aircraft.
West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan, Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil, and several other officials welcomed the president at the airport.
Jokowi will undertake an observation tour of the venues of the 60th anniversary commemoration of the AAC at the Merdeka Building, the Bandung Grand Mosque, and other locations.
The AACs 60th anniversary celebrations will be held in Jakarta and Bandung from April 19 to 24. Indonesia has invited 109 countries in Asia and Africa to attend the event.
A total of 57 delegations from Asian and African nations have confirmed their attendance at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the AAC.
The AAC was first organized in Bandung in April 1955 at the initiative of Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, and Pakistan.
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