There are Many Unique Museums in Gianyar Bali
27 May 2025A vacation to Bali is certainly filled with tourist activities or tours. Renting a car as a means of transportation to visit interesting places in Bali needs to be booked in advance. Renting a car with a driver is the best choice among other car rental options, such as taking an online taxi or renting a self-driving car. If you rent an online taxi, of course, the passengers will change, which will affect the level of cleanliness, safety, and comfort. Renting a self-driving car is another alternative, but to be able to rent a self-driving car, there are several requirements that must be met to maintain the safety of the car.
If you have decided to rent a car, visiting Gianyar Regency is recommended. Besides the many interesting tourist attractions, there are also many museums where you can get to know more about Balinese art and culture. Gianyar is a regency that has the most museums in Bali. The forms and art objects collected are very diverse. Interestingly, one museum is not the same as another, so each museum has its own uniqueness. Tourist attractions in the form of historical records are more in Ubud, an international tourist village on the Island of the Gods. Neka Museum is located on Jl. Campuhan, Kedewatan Village, is the best museum to learn about the development of Balinese painting. This museum was founded by Suteja Neka in 1982. Various collections of paintings are displayed beautifully. The collection comes from various brush strokes of painters, both from Bali, Indonesia, and abroad, and are displayed here. Among them are I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Arie Smit, Aziz, Johan Rudolf Bonnet, Willem Gerard Hofker and Donald. Uniquely, some of the paintings displayed here are inspired by the art of wayang kulit.
Rudana Museum which is located on the Denpasar - Ubud route, precisely in Banjar Teges, collects more than 8000 paintings and sculptures. It takes about 1 hour 30 minutes from Denpasar Airport. The works of art come from the skilled hands of artists such as Antonio Blanco, Nyoman Gunarsa, Made Wianta, and I Gusti Nyoman Lempad. Artists outside Bali, such as Basuki Abdullah and Srihadi Soedarsono, also display their works of art here. Not only famous in terms of collection, the museum building with the Tri Mandala concept in Hinduism has a beautiful atmosphere with charming village views, making it an ideal place to enjoy and see works of art. As the name implies, this museum was founded by Nyoman Rudana. The Arma Museum is located on Jl. Pengosekan also collects paintings, but from famous foreign artists who are proud. Among them are Willem Gerard Hofker, Rudolf Bonnet, Willem Dooijewaard and Walter Spies. There are 300 collections of paintings of various styles and types stored here, both traditional and modern. However, visitors can also see Kamasan paintings made from tree bark and watch the process of Balinese dance and music. If you want to increase your insight, tourists can visit the Arma Museum library.

Unlike the Archaeology Museum, the Bali Archaeological Heritage Conservation Center for the Province of Bali, NTB, and NTT is full of ancient relics. The collection consists of historical objects related to human development in Hindu-Buddhist culture. For example, Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze, Sarcophagus, Clay Stupika, Bronze Objects, Clay Seals, Lingga, Dwarapala Statues, Replicas, Ceramics, bronze statues, and pots. In addition, there are also tools made of stone, bone, and stupika. This museum is located in Jalan Raya Tampaksiring, Bedulu Village, Blahbatuh District. It is different from the Marketing Museum 3.0 Bali. This tourist attraction is located on Jl. Raya Ubud is the most inspiring place for marketing lovers, information junkies, painters, scientists, and students who are interested in marketing. Various modern marketing materials, world-famous brands, and companies are presented with modern technology. This marketing museum is the first in the world and was inspired by Tjokorda Gde Agung Sukawati.
In addition, this museum is also often used for exhibitions, international discussions, and even parties. There is a lot of knowledge, creative and brilliant ideas, and unique things that will be obtained after visiting a museum that emphasizes the balance between humans, the environment, and God.
Meanwhile, the Sahadewa Museum is a special place to collect paintings by artists in Batuan Village. There are around 300 collections of traditional paintings displayed there. This collection of works by Batuan Village artists will be passed down to the next generation. Meanwhile, the Pendet Museum is famous for its humorous works. The museum, located in Bale Bali, Nyuh Kuning, Ubud was founded by the famous painter Wayan Pendet. One of his famous works is the Cak Statue, which depicts a crowd of kecak dancers overlapping with humorous movements.
In addition, a collection of paintings by his son, Wayan Gunarsa, is also stored here. In addition to paintings, there are also humorous sketches. There are around 80 collections of statues and 29 paintings. Some of them are statues of grinning monkeys, gorillas with their children, confident grasshoppers, and arrogant pigs that provoke smiles and laughter for visitors who come to the Pendet Museum.