70 for 70: Celebrating U.S.-Indonesia Relations (1949-2019)

70 for 70: Celebrating U.S.-Indonesia Relations (1949-2019), curated by Meridian International Center in Washington, D.C., with support from the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, charts the historic and contemporary relationship between the United States and Indonesia. The exhibition commemorates 70 years of U.S.-Indonesian diplomatic bilateral relations in 2019, as well as to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to a strong and continuing partnership.

Advised by David Merrill, President of the U.S-Indonesia Society (USINDO), 70 for 70: Celebrating U.S.-Indonesia Relations (1949-2019) uses 70 facsimiles of archival photographs and ephemera to relay how Indonesia and the United States have bonded through education, trade, security, and the environment, among other topics.

The images, draw off the collections of the National Archives, Getty Images, USAID, the Library of Congress, university libraries, and private collections, among others.

The exhibition will open in Jakarta before traveling to other regions throughout the duration of the year. It can also be seen on an online platform showcasing the events and programs celebrating the 70th Anniversary of U.S.-Indonesia relations.

Will Goldfarb plates an intricate dessert, 2018 Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands. Courtesy of Netflix.

Archaeological excavation site at Liang Bua, c. 2007-2014 Island of Flores, Lesser Sunda Islands. Courtesy of Smithsonian 3d.si.edu Liang Bua Team.

Next Level Team Indonesia’s final concert, 2016 Bandung, West Java. Photograph by Frankie Perez.

Amelinda holds her newborn baby at Pratama Hospital, 2018 Yogyakarta, Java Photograph by Jake Lyell. Millennium Challenge Corporation.

Trumpeter Lucas Pawolski plays for Giovanni Catholic School students, 2014 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephen Oleksiak. U.S. Navy/Released.

Primatologist Cheryl Knott and assistant project manager Rusda Yakin observe an orangutan at Cabany Panti Research Station, 2014 Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan. Photograph by Tim Laman.

Sponsor