The Industry Ministry believes that the national handicraft and batik industry can adapt and survive amid the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Colorful costumes and cheerful music flowed from a museum in downtown Taipei yesterday at a festival honoring the art of batik, a traditional wax-resist dyeing technique from Indonesia.
The Batik & Ikat Festival, organized by the Indonesia Diaspora Network in Taiwan and held at National Taiwan Museum’s Namen Park branch, featured a series of Indonesian cultural activities, including traditional dancing and choirs, as well as batik art.
Taiwan-based Indonesians from all walks of life attended the event, which featured a fashion show with runway models in ikat shawls and long skirts made from beautifully dyed batik cloth.
Ikat refers to a patterning technique
Knowledge on batik needs to be included in school curriculum, Director General of Culture Hilmar Farid at the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology .
National Batik Day is observed to nurture love and pride for cultural objects, according to Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin .
Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has urged the community to preserve and promote batik at the commemoration of National Batik .