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The river temple of Pura Musen is special not for its actual edifice; although very beautiful, the temple stands out because of the journey needed to reach it. Walk east through dirt roads to Banjar Babakan, and then keep heading east through a dark bamboo forest, which will take you to a bamboo bridge over the Tukad Palak River. Continue your trek...
Otherwise known as Batur Museum and situated near the junction where the road from Bangli meets the main caldera rim road, Museum Gunungapi Batur houses educational exhibits that explain the Pacific ring of fire and its context to Indonesia, as well as showcase local volcanology and the history of Mount Batur’s eruptions. A collection of loca...
Established by the King of Ubud and Dutch artist Rudolf Bonnet in the 1950's, Puri Lukisan is Bali's oldest museum that houses a large collection of traditional and modern Balinese paintings and woodwork from 1930 to the present and historic Balinese artistic styles including Sanur, Ubud, Batuan, Young Artist and Keliki schools. Beautifully grounds...
Also known as the Gunarsa Museum of Classical & Modern Art, and located in Takmung village 5 km west of the town center, this gallery museum is owned by the prolific and acclaimed contemporary Balinese artist Nyoman Gunarsa and is nestled in lush botanical garden surroundings. In addition to his personal artworks, the museum also holds a coll...
Opened in 1982 by Suteja Neka, a Balinese teacher, and son of the award-winning woodcarver, I Wayan Neka, who was a member of the influential 1930s art movement, Pita Maha. In establishing this private collection, Suteja Neka wanted "to document the history of paintings inspired by the Balinese environment". He collected art works to document the d...
