The Maritime Museum is located on the territory of the old Harbor of Sunda Kelapa. Sunda Kelapa with Sandanska is translated as "Coco Sunda" - this port was the main port of Sunda Kingdom, which existed in the Western part of Java from 669 to 1579. The Sunda Kingdom included the territory of present-day provinces of Banten, West Java, the capital city of Jakarta and the Western part of Central Java province. It is worth noting that the port has played an important role in the development of Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

The opening of the Maritime Museum was founded in 1977. Maritime Museum of Jakarta is located in the former warehouse of the East India company, which was engaged in, among other things, spices and keep them in stock. Visiting the Maritime Museum, guests can learn interesting facts about the Maritime history of Indonesia, the traditions of seafaring, as well as to discover - how important is the sea to the economy of Indonesia today.

The Museum presents models of fishing boats and traditional sailing vessels in natural size from all over the Malay archipelago. You can see and naval map of Indonesia, various navigation features, photos, and more. Visitors can see a rare collection of famous schooners "pinisi" is a traditional Indonesian two-masted sailing vessels used by the Bugis is one of the largest ethnic groups in the province of South Sulawesi. This province is the third largest in Indonesia. There is also a model of a boat that was used in the era of the Majapahit Empire. There is a separate room where you can see a vast collection of flora and fauna of Indonesia.