The West Nusa Tenggara State Museum is one of the primary choices for tourists coming to Lombok Island. The museum houses more than 7,000 items dating back to the ancient heritage, Islamic, Hindu and Dutch colonial times. The historical collections in the museum are divided according to their type, as there is a special section for traditional arts, geology, archeology, architecture, history, and ethnography, in addition to coins and a collection of rare pieces. The Ethnography of West Nusa Tenggara was the most attractive group for tourists, as it includes very old manuscripts.