Neka Art Museum — Attraction in Pulau Bali

Great collection of the Balinese art paintings, historical stories through the paintings, and Keris collection. I’m amazed when entering Keris area, so many blades! Indonesian heritage is amazing. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the building needs major improvement, air-con at least? And some pavilions for the paintings also humid, it needs more attention. When I walked inside the building, the security staff was starting to lock all the windows, but it still 4 PM! Why? No air circulation because of him locking all the windows. Sigh. If you are going here, make sure to come before 2 PM, because looking all of the art thoroughly need at least 1,5 hour. There are 7 pavilions: 6 for paintings, 1 for Keris. The admission fee is IDR 75,000. Photography is not allowed if using...

Incredible gallery with an amazing collection of traditional as well as modern Indonesian art! The museum itself is a beautiful building as well.

There were no people when we went, so we had the whole museum to ourselves, which allowed us to take our time and view the whole collection at our pace.

The museum has 8 different pavilions as well as a separate building with temporary exhibitions.

One of the pavilions was dedicated to a collection of traditional Indonesian daggers (Kris), which has been recognised by the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

All the exhibits have great in-depth and insightful descriptions, which help in understanding the local culture and traditions through art. Some of them even have QR-codes with audio...

Wanted to visit this place since my research showed that there was a forge here to demonstrate forging a keris. Walking in here piqued my wife's and my interest from the start. The intricate wooden carvings and old school paintings. My wife and I didn't have much interest in the modern section so we skipped those parts.

The highlight for this trip were the 2 halls full of keris's. As a maker myself, the attention to detail and references was out of this world. This itself made the trip worth it.

You'll have to book the forging demonstration in advance for the blacksmiths to prepare. I was unfortunate enough to have missed that detail but at least I got to have a look at the...