Located on 6 hectares in Sanggulan Village, Tabanan is the Mandila Mathika Subak, or Subak Museum is dedicated to Bali’s world renowned irrigation system that dates back over 1000 years.  The museum features an exhibition hall, ancient artifacts, lontar manuscripts, old photographs, an actual 1-hectare subak field and other items related to the fascinating history of this revolutionary irrigation technique that was developed in the 9th century using no mechanical tools or systems.

The museum was opened in 1981 but the artifacts it houses predate its foundation by hundreds of years. Collections that can be seen here are such as rice cutter, plow, fish trap, eel fishing, nets for catching dragonflies, miniature of ancient farming village in Bali and miniature of the traditional kitchen.

Subak Museum not just gives complete information on Subak but also provides an image on how deeply rice farming intertwines inextricably with daily life of Balinese as well as with Balinese culture and religion.

www.museumsubak.com