Art Museum sights in Ubud
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Museum Rudana
This large, imposing museum is the creation of local politician and art-lover Nyoman Rudana and his wife Ni Wayan Olasthini. The three floors contain over 400 traditional paintings, including a calendar dated to the 1840s, some Lempad drawings, and more-modern pieces. The museum is beside the Rudana Gallery, which has a large selection of paintings for sale.
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Neka Art Museum
Quite distinct from Neka Gallery, the Neka Art Museum is the creation of Suteja Neka, a private collector and dealer in Balinese art. It has an excellent and diverse collection and is a good place to learn about the development of painting in Bali.
You can get an overview of the myriad local painting styles in the Balinese Painting Hall. Look for the wayang works.
The Arie Smit Pavilion features Smit's works on the upper level, and examples of the Young Artist school, which he inspired, on the lower level. Look for the Bruegel-like The Wedding Ceremony by I Nyoman Tjarka.
The Lempad Pavilion houses Bali's largest collection of works by I Gusti Nyoman Lempad.
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Blanco Renaissance Museum
The picture of Antonio Blanco mugging with Michael Jackson says it all. His namesake Blanco Renaissance Museum captures the artist's theatrical spirit. Blanco came to Bali from Spain via the Philippines. He specialised in erotic art, illustrated poetry and playing the role of an eccentric artist à la Dali. He died in Bali in 1999, and his flamboyant home is now this museum. More prosaically: enjoy the waterfall on the way in and good views over the river.
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