Museums in Bali

The Bali Museum (Museum Negeri Propinsi Bali) in Denpasar is the oldest museum on the island, established in 1910 during the Dutch colonial era. Its four main buildings showcase Balinese art, culture, and ethnography from prehistoric to modern times.

The Subak Museum in Tabanan documents Bali's UNESCO-recognized subak irrigation system, a cooperative water management tradition dating back to the 9th century. The museum explains how Balinese rice farmers have collaboratively managed water for over a thousand years.

Museum Puri Lukisan, Bali's oldest art museum, opened in 1956 in central Ubud. Founded by the Ubud royal family and Dutch painter Rudolf Bonnet, it showcases the evolution of Balinese fine art across four pavilions surrounded by water gardens.

The Neka Art Museum, established in 1982 by Suteja Neka on a hilltop overlooking the Campuhan valley, is one of Bali's most important art institutions. Its six pavilions chronicle the development of Balinese painting from traditional wayang style to contemporary works.

The Le Mayeur Museum occupies the former home and studio of Belgian Impressionist painter Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès, who lived in Bali from 1932 until his death in 1958. Located beachfront in Sanur, the museum displays over 80 of his paintings.

The Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) is a cultural complex in Peliatan, Ubud, founded in 1996 by art collector Agung Rai. It houses an extensive collection of traditional Balinese, Indonesian, and foreign artworks spanning several centuries.