Ardi Hariyadi (Ardi)

Textile Museum, Jakarta

Ardi is an art graduate majoring in Textile Crafts, from the Indonesian Art Institute (ISI Yogyakarta). Since 2016, he has worked under the Textile Museum and has travelled to the United States, Australia, South Korea, China, and the United Arab Emirates to introduce the Textile Museum and learn about museum management. The Jakarta Textile Museum has arguably the most complete textile-related collection in Indonesia, which includes traditional fabrics from all provinces, fabric making tools, traditional clothing, modern clothing, to living collections such as colour-producing plants and natural fibres. Currently, Ardi has the passion to pursue research on fashion collections, which according to him can be used as an alternative to creating interesting and different exhibitions.