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INTERVIEW
Fenessa Adikoesoemo is
not yet 25 years old, but with
her hard work and passion
for art she is excelling as
chairwoman of the first
modern and contemporary
art museum in Indonesia:
The Museum of Modern
and Contemporary Art in
Nusantara (MACAN Museum).
“The idea for MACAN Museum came from
my father,” says Fenessa. “He has been an
art collector since the 1990s, beginning by
collecting artworks from Indonesian artists,
which then evolved to international artists.
He had dreamed of opening a museum since
around 2005, but we really started to
establish the museum in 2014, and it finally
opened to the public in November 2017.”
Although it was her father’s idea initially,
Fenessa’s love of art and her strong interest
in the education sector drove her to become
fully involved in the museum. “I’ve always
been interested in art and have the creative
desire in me. And my family and I have
always been involved in many things related
to education. So, this museum was a good
way to unify the two,” explains Fenessa,
who holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce,
Marketing and Management from the
University of Melbourne, Australia.
Fenessa’s training and her passion for art and
education are not the only skills she draws on
to be able to manage a museum. During the
three years of preparation before opening
MACAN Museum, Fenessa took internships at
two established museums in the United States
to broaden her knowledge and experience.