Rain pouring down did not dampen the enthusiasm of the audience who crowded the UGM Innovation and Creativity Center (GIK UGM) on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. The Joglo GIK UGM was the venue for th...
Cultural Heritage Preservation
The first-ever Indonesia Cultural Day was held at New York University on Friday (Nov. 1).
Many regional languages today are endangered due to a lack of preservation by their speakers, the absence of teaching in schools, and limited attention from local governments.
Jamu is an indigenous Indonesian tradition that has existed for many years. It is an herbal drink made from various spices that is known to promote health and cure illnesses.
The Minangkabau ethnic group is one of Indonesia’s cultural treasures, as reflected in their architectural art, literature, music, dance, and martial arts.
The UGM Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP UGM) has launched a 12-part series of culinary books written by three professors.
Plaza Pasar Ngasem was bustling on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, when the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival opened.
The Innovation and Creativity Hub at Universitas Gadjah Mada (GIK UGM) hosted a unique collaborative event that opened with a soulful Javanese song that evoked a deeply traditional atmospher...
The wayang kulit performance has long been integral to the anniversary celebrations of the Faculty of Philosophy, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Philosophy UGM). However, the wayang performance he...
The Bandungan Flower Festival is an annual event that brings joy to flower farmers and entrepreneurs in Bandungan.
In less than 50 days in Serang Regency, specifically in Tanara Village and Pedaleman Village, Tanara District, the UGM KKN-PPM Tanara Nusantara Unit has successfully implemented 140 work pro...
The UGM Melukis Sambelia team conducting the Community Service Program (KKN) in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, organized a cultural revitalization program titled “Stepping Together, Col...
The pasipiatsot tradition, or teeth sharpening, has largely been abandoned in Mentawai, though it persists in Buttui Hamlet, Madobag Village, South Siberut District, Mentawai Islands Regency...
The UGM Faculty of Philosophy (Philosophy UGM), in collaboration with the Temanggung Regency’s Department of Culture and Tourism, organized the Temanggung Karawitan Festival on Friday (Jul...
Phasiree Thanasin, with serious determination, skillfully moved the canting to apply hot wax along the batik pattern of floral motifs. Despite her fingers still being unaccustomed to handlin...
A group of UGM students from the Student Creativity Program in Social Sciences and Humanities Research (PKM-RSH) conducted a study in Ciptagelar, Sukabumi, West Java, from June 23 to 30. ...
Two International Relations students from the UGM Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol UGM), Hanny Nurfiani and Angela Vania Wibowo, joined 27 other students from universities ...
The President of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), Professor Hyaeweol Choi, and the UGM Vice-Rector for Education and Teaching, Professor Wening Udasmoro, officially closed the AAS i...
In some cultures, calligraphy is believed to be a medium that harmonizes the human soul with the universe, creating a profound experience.
Sixteen mural paintings created by graffiti artists from Yogyakarta were displayed at the Margono Djojohadikusumo Hall, UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB UGM), last Tuesday, Jul.
Dozens of researchers, lecturers, and students from various countries were seen playing gamelan in the courtyard of the UGM Faculty of Philosophy (Philosophy UGM) on Tuesday, Jul.
Rima Arvisya Nathania Putri, a 2022 student from the UGM Faculty of Biology (Biology UGM), has successfully advanced to the Yogyakarta Language Ambassador 2024 Competition finals. This se...
According to Indonesian Ministry of Education data from 2022, 11,622 cultural heritage items were recorded, 1,728 of them designated.
UGM Residence held the 2024 Cultural Festival to strengthen the camaraderie among UGM dormitory students.
UGM welcomed students from the Merdeka Student Exchange Program (PMM) last week on Friday (Mar.
Gilang Nur Rochman, a Physics student at the UGM Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, has been passionate about dancing since childhood. Amid his activities during the Community S...
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), in partnership with Ritsumeikan University (RU) from Japan, launched its inaugural collaborative project on February 12–16, 2024, known as the Ritsumeikan U...
The 2024 New Year’s celebration came alive with spectacular events scattered across the globe—this moment, ripe with possibilities, beckoned art enthusiasts and performers alike to capt...
Mejan is one of the ancestral relics of the Pakpak Bharat community in North Sumatra.
The Department of Archaeology at the UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences has partnered with Leiden University’s Faculty of Humanities, introducing the first-ever double-degree program in her...