Kudus Kretek Museum, A Historical Tour That Can't Be Missed

The Kudus Kretek Museum is the only kretek museum in Indonesia, founded around 1986 by Soepardjo Roestam as the Governor of Central Java at that time.

The history of the establishment of the Kudus Kretek Museum is based on the potential of the Kudus City as a tobacco producer. Where the inventor of kretek cigarettes is Nitisemito, so he is called the father of Indonesian kretek.

Where the word kretek itself is taken from the sound of cigarettes when smoked, and kretek means cigarettes originating from Indonesia because they are made from tobacco and cloves which are complemented by tobacco sauce or flavored sauce.

Nitisemito statue
Nitisemito statue. google maps. source: Danang Mardiyono

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You will find a lot of interesting information when you visit the Kretek Museum, starting from the equipment used to the manufacturing process.

The following is a description of the Kudus Kretek Museum as reference material for Kudus tourism, to be visited this weekend or during the holidays.

Location of the Kudus Kretek Museum

The location of the Kretek Museum is on Jl. Getas Pejaten No.155, Jati District, Kudus Regency, Central Java Province.

Kudus Kretek Museum Route

The route to the Kudus Kretek Museum is very easy to reach, especially since it is located in the city center. From Kudus Square it only takes about 6 minutes.

a picture of a kretek cigarette worker
a picture of a kretek cigarette worker. google maps. source: Erwin Maulana

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Namely by heading to Jl. Youth, then turn left onto Jl. General, Ahmad Yani. Turn left again to arrive at Jl. Ronggolawe, then turn right onto Jl. Getas Pejaten. Then all that remains is to find the location of the Kudus Kretek Museum itself.

Kudus Kretek Museum Entrance Ticket

  • The ticket price for the Kudus Kretek Museum is only Rp. 5,000, – only per person.

Kudus Kretek Museum Operational Hours

  • The opening hours of the Kudus Kretek Museum are every Monday to Sunday
  • Operates from 08.00 to 16.00

Kudus Kretek Museum facilities

The facilities around the Kudus Kretek Museum include:

  • Parking area,
  • prayer room
  • Toilet,
  • Gazebo or hut.
kretek cigarette figures
kretek cigarette figures. google maps. source: Nor Budi Cahyono

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History of the Kudus Kretek Museum

The existence of the Kretek Museum itself is a source of pride for Kudus residents in particular, and as a complement to tourism when on vacation in the kretek city.

The purpose of establishing the Kretek Museum is to store the history that was born from the development of kretek in the city of Kudus, as well as to introduce the raw materials to the manufacturing process of kretek cigarettes.

The first kretek cigarettes were branded “Kodok Nguntai Ulo” which means frogs eating snakes, but they were later changed to Tjap Bulatan Tiga because it was not commercial and the name was often ridiculed.

However, the first cigarette company went bankrupt, due to the invasion of World War II accompanied by the entry of Japan into Indonesian territory.

Attraction of the Kudus Kretek Museum

1. Collection of the Kudus Kretek Museum

tobacco sauce
tobacco sauce. google maps. source: Ain Mushalin

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As previously mentioned, the collections kept at the Kudus Kretek Museum are related to history, raw materials, the manufacturing process to the packaging of kretek cigarettes.

The collections of the Kudus Kretek Museum include:

  • Traditional Raw Materials for Kretek Cigarettes.
  • Traditional Roko Kretek Equipment (clove chopper, tobacco cleaning tool and tobacco mill).
  • There is also a diorama of community activities when they worked in the past at the cigarette factory site.
  • Types of tobacco that exist in various regions and are sorted according to the type of quality.
  • The best types of cloves in various regions are used for making cigarettes.
  • Types of Roko Compounding Sauces.
  • Traditional Cigarette Wrapping Leaves.
  • Traditional Kretek Cigarette Rolling Equipment.
  • Traditional Clove Cigarette Packaging Photo.
  • Miniature Train Krengkeng (transportation of the distribution of cigarettes in ancient times).
  • Photos of kretek entrepreneurs in Kudus from ancient times to the present.
  • Statue of a human replica rolling a traditional kretek cigarette.
  • Photographs of production activities of companies that already use modern equipment.
  • Cigarette promotional items from ancient times to the present day.
  • Photos of kretek companies in Kudus from the past to the present.
  • Traditional cigarette marketing replica statue.
  • Figura forms of cigarette packaging from ancient times to those that are still operating today.
  • Outside the museum there are several photo spots and places to relax that you can use when you have finished touring the museum.
collection of holy kretek museum
collection of holy kretek museum. google maps. source: Nirmala Hidajati

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And there are many other collections stored in the Kudus Kretek Museum, so you won’t be curious, you have to visit it this week.

2. The Kretek Museum Swimming Pool

After being satisfied with exploring history at the Kretek Museum, you can continue your next agenda by swimming in the Kretek Museum Swimming Pool, which is to the east of the museum. By walking it only takes about 3 minutes.

The entrance ticket to the Kretek Museum swimming pool is Rp. 15.000,- per person, the facilities provided are complete and also equipped with children’s games.

the kretek museum swimming pool
the kretek museum swimming pool. google maps. source: Santoso Sankaligawe

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Closing

The Kretek Museum can be a reference for family tourism plus educational tourism in the city of Kudus, Central Java.

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