Motif Develops Following Trends
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has encouraged all relevant parties to preserve and develop batik creativity in order to maintain the status of Indonesian batik as a UNESCO world cultural heritage.
/https%3A%2F%2Fkompas.id%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F10%2F20191002_ENGLISH-HARI-BATIK-NASIONAL_C_web_1570026804.jpg){kind=logo}
A woman passes through a walkway decorated with murals in Kampung Batik, Semarang, Central Java, on Wednesday (2/10/2019). Residents decorate their neighborhood to attract tourists as they shop for batik.
SURAKARTA, KOMPAS — President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has encouraged all relevant parties to preserve and develop batik creativity in order to maintain the status of Indonesian batik as a UNESCO world cultural heritage.
The call was made by President Jokowi in a speech during the commemoration of National Batik Day with the theme "Making Batik for the Country" at Puri Mangkunegaran, Surakarta, Central Java, on Wednesday.