Mural Restoration as an Effort to Restore the Originality of a Cultural Heritage Building at Santa Ursula Chapel in Jakarta

Abstract

This research is a review of mural restoration in an effort to restore the originality of motifs at Santa Ursula Chapel in Jakarta. The purpose of this writing is to understand more deeply about the practice of restoration activities. Especially in cultural heritage buildings, where in this case it is focused on restoring some mural motifs that previously existed. The building then renovated by closing all mural decorations based on the policy of the Second Vatican Council in 1962-1965. The Policy is prioritized simplicity so that the church became more populist. Then in 2022 restoration was carried out again in an effort of restoring the originality of the motif. In 2023, the Santa Ursula Chapel in Jakarta has been reinaugurated with the appearance of mural restoration as it was originally. The method used in this critical review is qualitative descriptive narrative, where this study presents descriptive case studies by referring to the guidelines of the Indonesian Cultural Heritage Law No. 10 of 2011. Furthermore, in analyzing this research using Fred Nickols' Goal Grid Framework theory, which is divided into 4 guidelines; what must be achieved, what must be maintained, what must be avoided and what must be eliminated. It is hoped that this research can be a guide in efforts to restore Cultural Heritage Buildings in Indonesia.

Keywords: Sustainable building, heritage conservation, restoration, cultural heritage, Santa Ursula chapel

DOI: 10.7176/ADS/113-02

Publication date: May 30th 2025