Cultural Attractions

Temples & Palaces - Museums & Galleries - Dance Performances

ARMA-museum From the Monkey Forest you can head over to the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA). This beautifully set museum exhibits a wide range of Balinese paintings from the past till present. Here you are can see the many different styles of art in Bali and their changes through time.
Neka Gallery – The oldest and probably most famous gallery in Ubud. This gallery has selected paintings from many different artists (both Balinese and Foreign) that have been inspired by the natural beauty, people and culture of Bali.

Komaneka Gallery - focuses on contemporary paintings by young modern Balinese artists. Located on the bustling Monkey Forest Road is a modern, two-story sanctuary of white stucco, marble, dark wood and long vertical windows. The structure is designed to accommodate the often large canvases typical of contemporary work. Display is key and Koman has spent much time placing paintings so that light and position are ideal.

Sika Gallery - The artist-run Sika Gallery in Campuan, Ubud, is probably one of the foremost galleries in Indonesia dealing with the avant garde. Condemning modem commercial art as "too sweet, like candy" artist curator I Wayan Sika and his contemporaries of the Sanggar Dewata Artist Association stated aim is to push the visual arts envelope.

There are many other galleries, both small and individual or large and well known, and so if you really want to find out more about Balinese art and artists there are many dedicated websites including http://www.indo.com/active/ubud3.html and http://www.ubud.com/galleries/index.html