PUBLISHED February 12th, 2013 10:58 pm | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am
One of the younger museums of the region, the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) officially opened on the 9th June 1996 by Professor Dr. Ing Wardiman Djojonegoro, Minister of Education & Culture of The Republic of Indonesia. Having an intense love of art and its preservation, this museum was established.
The museum itself stretches over several acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. There are even villas for guests to stay as well as two restaurants. The museum itself offers a collection of paintings and sculptures collected both regionally and internationally.
The collection includes the works not just of Balinese artists, but of other Indonesian painters such as Affandi, Sudjono, Hendra Gunawan, Srihadi Soedarsono and Abas Alibasyah. There are also works by foreign artists who drew inspiration from the natural beauty and culture of Bali. Included are paintings by Rudolph Bonnet, Arie Smit, Le Mayeur de Merpres, Wilem Hofker, Antonio Blanco, Theo Meier, Donald Friend, Hans Snel and others.
Phone: +62 0361 975742
Web: http://www.armabali.com/
Opening hours: Daily 9am-6pm, Balinese dancing 3-5pm from Mon-Fri, classes 10am on Sunday