Old House Castle Museum, Yogyakarta

Fort Vredeburg

News August 17, 1945 Proclamation received by the Office of the Yogyakarta branch Domei news gave rise to various actions, including: red and white flag raising, seizure of the building and disarmament of the Japanese. After the fort Vredeburg controlled by the RI, then handed over to the military agencies' n used as a dormitory and headquarters staff of the army with the code 'Q', under the command of Lieutenant Junior I Radio. The task force's taking care of military supplies.

At the time of the Military Aggression II, December 19, 1948, the fort Vredeburg Dutch bomb targets so that the office is therein TKR destroyed. Dutch troops under the command of Colonel Van Langen successfully mastered Yogyakarta including Vredeburg fort, later used as a headquarters fort IVG (Informatie Voor Geheimen or Dutch secret service). Besides Vredeburg fort also served as a dormitory soldier 'n western weapons storage (tanks, armored' n other military vehicles).

After the Dutch left Yogyakarta (Yogya event Back, June 29, 1949) Vredeburg fortress controlled by APRI (Armed Forces) that the management handed over to the Military School Academy. After the G 30 S / PKI (year 1965) for a while fort Vredeburg used as a political prisoner (political prisoners) under the supervision Dephankam.

In 1976 held the fort building feasibility study, then the process of building towards the preservation of the fort continued to run. Dated August 9, 1980 signing of an agreement made between the Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, as the party I 'n Dr. David Joseph (Education Minister at the time) as the II on 'Utilization of the former fort Vredeburg building as a center of information and cultural development of the archipelago'. 1981 year old castle Vredeburg buildings designated as Heritage Objects (BCB) based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture No. RI. 0224/U/1981, dated July 15, 1981. November 5, 1984, Prof.. Dr. Nugroho Notosusanto (Education Minister at the time) said that the former castle building Vredeburg will function as the National Struggle Museum. In the agreement and letter of Sri Sultan HB IX No. 359/HB/85, April 16, 1985, stated that the changes in spatial structure of buildings in the fort complex is permitted in accordance with needs. To further restoration work done to improve building functions as a museum. The museum opened in 1987 'n can be visited by the public. 23 November 1992 the former building official Vredeburg fort became the Museum of National Struggle under the Special Education Minister Decree RI (then chaired by Prof.. Dr. Fuad Hasan) No. 0475/O/1992, with the name 'Castle Museum, Yogyakarta'.