The Aceh Tsunami Museum was designed by Indonesian architects (and now he is the mayor of Bandung) Ridwan Kamil. The museum consists of 2,500 m2 four storey; Curved walls that are long covered by geometric reliefs. Inside, visitors enter through dark and narrow corridors between two high water walls - intended to recreate the noise and panic of the tsunami itself. The walls of the museum are decorated with images of people performing Saman dance, a symbolic gesture dedicated to the strength, discipline and religious beliefs of the Acehnese people. Seen From the top, the roof resembles a tsunami wave. The ground floor is modeled on a type of Aceh traditional house equipped with the best equipment to survive from the tsunami. with the museum, people can know how the atmosphere when this big event occurred in the porch land of mecca.
The exhibition at the museum includes an electronic simulation of the earthquake and tsunami of Aceh that occurred in 2004, in addition to the photo of the victim, there are photos displaying stories of survivors of disaster. And some relics post-disaster objects.
There is a unique angle in the design of this museum, which is a wall that shows the name of the victim in this great event, this circular wall is called a prayer well.
