interesting place which is not a way far from the school. It is because it will not spend much money, and it will not disturb the other subject class as well.
The consideration of choosing the fieldtrip destination is whether the place can give contributio
n to the development of students‟ knowledge and values of life which intended to be taught or not. Therefore, in this research, I conducted the
fieldtrip in Ronggowarsito Museum referring to those considerations.
2.6 Ronggowarsito Museum
Ronggowarsito Museum is the main museum of Central Java Province. It is located on Jl. Abdurrahman Saleh No. 1 Semarang, near Ahmad Yani Airport, on the
complex of Kalibanteng Roundabouts. It is managed under the organization of Tourism Office of Central Java Province. Therefore, the tourism activities and the
sense of culture preservatin are very high in this place.
2.6.1 Profile of Ronggowarsito Museum
Ronggowarsito was derived from the name of Javanese poet on the era of Mataram Kingdom, Raden Ronggowarsito. He was familiar o
f his poetry entitled “Kalatindha” which meant uncertain era, displayed on the front gate of this museum.
Ranggawarsito himself was a person who concerned in the culture preservation on the era. Therefore, as the honor of his success, his name becomes the name of Central
Java Museum.
According to Buku Panduan Museum Ronggowarsito, the pioneer of establishing this museum had begun since 1975 by rehabilitation project of Central
Java Museum. Finally, on the early 1981, the physical building had worked as the office and display room. It had been legitimated officially on Saturday, 2
nd
April 1983 by Central Java Governor, Suparjo Rustam.
As the biggest museum in Central Java, Ronggowarsito Museum is supported by more than 59,814 collections, and equipped with several supporting
facilities, such as: a.
4 permanent buildings with two stairs b.
1 room of gold collection c.
audiovisual room with the capacity of 40 persons d.
public library e.
auditorium f.
children play ground g.
parking area with the capacity of 125 cars h.
coin box to listen to folklore by inserting coins i.
appreciation building to conduct cultural events j.
laboratory k.
mosque l.
toilet and canteen m.
giving writing guidance and learning in museum.
2.6.2 Purposes of Ronggowarsito Museum
Referring to the Governor Regulation number 48 years 2008, Ranggowarsito Central Java Province Museum is under the coordinating line of the Cultural and Tourism
Office. It also stated the purposes of Ronggowarsito Museum as follows: 1
conducting data collection and documentation of the collections 2
conducting collection research, and publishing the results 3
conducting conservation of cultural remains preventively and curatively 4
conducting restoration and reconstruction of cultural remain things 5
conducting renovation of the exhibition order 6
conducting reproduction and prevention of cultural things 7
conducting cultural educative service towards society.
2.7 General Concept of Character Building Education
