The Royal Palace has a museum known popularly as the Kraton Museum. It is located in the Kraton land. The existence of Kraton Museum has been started by the government of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono VII and Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono VIII. Kraton has several museums, known as Kraton Yogyakarta Museum. They are Painting Museum, Kraton Museum, Hamengku Buwono IX Museum, and Cart Museum. Hamengku Buwono Museum is in Kraton complex, storing any kinds of equipment which have ever been used by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX, including photography equipments.
There is also a Royal Carriage Museum located on the west side of Kraton on Rorowijayan Street. This museum has collection of all kinds of Palace Carriages including Kyai Garuda Yeksa, Kyai Jaladara, and Kyai Kanjeng Jimat. It was built on 14,000 meter square in Javanese architecture design. Each carriages have different function, Kyai Garuda Yeksa is used for kirab ceremony of government of the changing King position from Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono VI – X. Kyai Jaladara is used for duties around the villages. And Kyai Kanjeng Jimat that has function for Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I till III for picking up to the special guests or for important Royal ceremony in Garebeg (Syawal and Besar*). Syawal is held on the first of the tenth Javanese month of Syawal, after the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Garebeg Besar is held on the 10th of the last month of Javanese calendar to celebrate the religious festival based on the Abraham’s faith test whether he intended to sacrifice his son as a token of absolute loyalty to God or not.
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