THE fire that engulfed the Museum Bahari (Maritime Museum) at the Sunda Kelapa Port, North Jakarta, is proof of how poor safety precautions are in museums in Indonesia. The blaze actually did not appear without prior warning: there were already signs of a possible fire hazard, but they were ignored. No improvements were made to respond to these obvious signs. The nation now has to pay dearly for this gross negligence, as we have lost a very impor