Conservation of traditional Batak music and dance as tourist attraction at Dolok Sipiak Art House, Simalungun District, North Sumatra

The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which the preservation of traditional Batak music and dances at the Dolok Sipiak Art House. Culture/Tourism Culture is the element of tourism that most attracts tourists to come to a destination. Cultural tourism includes a variety of activities, such as watching art performances, cultural festivals, traditional settlements with their traditional houses, museums, and visiting historical heritage sites or commonly referred to as heritage tourism. The Dolok Sipiak Art House is a place for young people to express their artistic soul and become an object for tourists to watch art performances while enjoying the beautiful natural beauty of Lake Toba. The research method conducted by the author is a qualitative research method. Methods that use approaches such as direct observation, literature review relating to relevant theories in analyzing problems, documentation and in-depth interviews. The research subject is the manager of the Dolok Sipiak Art House. The results of this study indicate that the Dolok Sipiak Art House is still maintaining, developing, and utilizing Batak culture, besides that the Dolok Sipiak Art House has the potential as cultural tourism and can play an important role in tourism in the Lake Toba area.