Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan Pemda DIY, Umar Priyono mengatakan bahwa : " Museum ini menjadi penting memberi tanda metamorfosa perubahan di Kasultanan Mataram Islam. Sejarah harus menjadi bukti keberadaan suatu daerah ". Penjabat Bupati Bantul, Sigit Sapto Raharjo berharap keberadaan Museum Sejarah Purbakala Plered bisa menjadi langkah awal kawasan wisata Plered sehingga diharapkan bisa menjadi destinasi wisata yang diharapkan bisa mengangkat kehidupan warga sekitar.
ANCIENT HISTORY MUSEUM PLERED
History Museum of Antiquities Pleret Sunday, December 13, 2015 was inaugurated by the acting regent and head of Culture Government of DIY. The museum is located in the Dusun Kedaton, Plered, Plered, Bantul store and contains archaeological objects found in Bantul in particular. Also there is a Keraton Plered palace relic called the Sumur Gumuling.Head of Culture Government of DIY, Umar Priyono said that: "The museum is becoming important metamorphosis signaled a change in the Sultanate of Mataram Islam. History must be evidence of the existence of an area". Acting Regent of Bantul, Sigit Sapto Raharjo hope existence History Museum of Antiquities Plered could be the first step Plered tourist area that is expected to become a tourist destination that is expected to lift the lives of local people.