Reog Corner: Literacy Corner and Inspiration for Regional Art Fans

Reyog Miniature Gallery at Muhammadiyah University Library Ponorogo

Reog Ponorogo art is one of the wealth and cultural heritage of the region owned by Ponorogo regency. This cultural and artistic heritage must continue to be maintained and preserved. This preservation effort can be increased by innovation and creativity of regional art enthusiasts in creating literacy corners about art. The literacy corner was established with the aim of promoting and documenting local arts, so that people are more familiar with local arts and culture. In addition, this literacy corner also contributes to maintaining the cultural heritage of the region.

Apart from art enthusiasts, art literacy corners can also be created through the library. Currently, one of the functions of the library that must be turned on is a vehicle for preserving the nation's cultural wealth. Libraries take an important role in this. By collaborating with art enthusiasts, the library can create a regional art literacy corner. Through the addition of this art literacy corner, the library will become a cultural center and regional art information center.

Libraries that have carried out the function of preserving cultural property, one of which is the Muhammadiyah Ponorogo University Library. The University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo Library as an A accredited library by the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia has an innovation to create a special reading corner called "Reog Corner".

Reog Corner is located on the 3rd floor of the Library Building, this is a special corner that contains various books and research related to Reyog Ponorogo Art. In addition, there are also books from the fields of economics, politics, geography, culture, customs, and history in Ponorogo. Some of the books provided at Reog Corner are the work of researchers and writers from the University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, including Rido Kurnianto, Nurul Iman, Yusuf Adam Hilman, and Alip Sugianto.

Apart from being a special corner that provides collections about Ponorogo, Reog Corner is also developed into a gallery. By displaying a miniature of Reog Ponorogo, starting from the Ponorogo warok, jathil dancers, bujang ganong, and klono sewandono complete with the characteristic attributes of each character. And do not miss the musical instruments or gamelan used in the Reog Ponorogo performance are also served at this Reog Corner, namely gong, kethuk, kenong, ciblon drum, and angklung. Indirectly, the addition of Reog Corner statues and musical instruments is intended so that users who have never seen a Reog Ponorogo performance can at least know the characters and musical instruments used in Reog Ponorogo art. Because users of the Muhammadiyah Ponorogo University Library do not only come from Ponorogo, but from various regions outside Ponorogo and even from outside the island.

Reog Corner is expected to be a source of inspiration and can add insight to users and increase love for regional arts and culture. By providing a special collection at Reog Corner, users can dig deeper into regional art and culture, so that the library becomes a fortress that guards local wisdom. In the future, Reog Corner is expected to be a place for discussion for artists, researchers, and art connoisseurs to share experiences and innovative ideas related to the preservation of regional culture. For regional culture/art researchers, it is very suitable to visit Reog Corner to find references that are in accordance with cultural research. For users, don't forget to stop by the Reog Corner corner to understand more deeply about the culture of the Ponorogo area, history and community life through the collection of books available.