Museum Based Learning : Museum-Based History Learning (Study at Beleleng Museum, Singaraja, Bali)

The research aims: (1) to analyze the background, objectives, and functions of the Buleleng Museum; (2) to identify collections of historical relics as learning resources; and (3) to design a museum-based learning model centered on the Buleleng Museum. Research using descriptive qualitative method. Observation, interviews, and document study carried out data collection. The research involved students and history teachers at SMAN 4 Singaraja. The results showed (1) Buleleng Museum was established as an effort to save heritage objects, especially those in North Bali, which have historical value, as a medium for education, research, and as a tourism object; (2) the collections contained in the Buleleng Museum, including historical relics from the pre-literate era and historical objects from the Buleleng Kingdom; (3) the design of the museum-based learning model, as practiced by teachers and students of SMAN4 Singaraja, is project-based learning (PjBL) with material in class X, namely: historical research and pre-literate life. The application of the PjBL model makes students very enthusiastic, fun, and at the same time, recreational.