Multatuli Museum: Cultural Heritage from Colonialism Period

Eduard Douwes Dekker, also known as Multatuli, is an all-time author from the Netherlands. Assigned in 1856 in the district of Lebak, he saw how inhumane acts were carried out by the Netherlands East-Indies against its colonies. In 1859 Douwes Dekker returned to his country and began writing a novel entitled Max Havelaar. In this novel, he tells of the cruelty of the colonialists against Indonesia. Therefore, the novel brought about a change in the colonial system. Until now, his written quote