Njana Tilem Museum — Attraction in Bali

Well worth the visit. A beautiful museum dedicated to the wood carving master works of Tilem and his father Njana. The museum is in the heart of Mas, a village dedicated to wood carving and presents selected pieces of its two great historical master carvers Ida Bagus Njana and Ida Bagus Tilem. There is also Balinese antiques, paintings and masks on display.

Njana and Tilem, changed the face of Balinese carving. Njana took simple carving lines to a new level and Tilem introduced works using naturally distorted driftwood to express emotion and abstract thought form.

The museum itself has an architectural style reminiscent of the bygone era of Majapahit kingdom. The second section of the museum is a private collection of the family. A small Museum shop is downstairs and if you have time, stay and have lunch. The cafe looks closed, but it is not closed. This museum has not had its official Opening, just a soft opening at this stage. The grounds are huge and there is plenty to do here - so plan a 2 hour...

Don't know about the museum itself, but as a venue to rent it has proven to be a horrible experience on many levels... As it goes, a deal was negotiated, when approved by both parties, a down payment to lock it. They suddenly send a new pricelist and expect us to follow it. When meeting less than a month before the event to go over the details, they changed even more costs which were already agreed on beforehand. At which point we just cancelled it, because our budget couldn't allow their continues addition of costs. Now we're trying to get 50% of the downpayment back, according to the agreement, and they revise that they can't.

Please when you can't manage your venue, don't drag...

I had a lovely experience today at Njama Tilem Museum. The facility is definitely the prettiest I've ever seen for a museum, the exhibits were simple yet impressive, but the staff is what made my time here so enjoyable! I can really tell that a lot of love and thought went into creating this museum and the staff are very passionate about it. It was great to go to a museum that was about sculpture vs paintings. And it's a great location: in the heart of the furniture/sculpture/art center and close to Ubud. The free drink I got with my ticket purchase was very refreshing and my meal from the...