Neka Art Museum in Ubud: Opening Hours, Price and Balinese Painting
The Neka Art Museum in Ubud shows Balinese painting from traditional and modern schools in several pavilions set in a garden. It is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing), closed on Nyepi, according to the museum's official site. The ticket is bought on site and covers the permanent collections; temporary exhibitions need no ticket. The price is not confirmed by the official site: guides give 100,000 to 150,000 IDR for an adult, with a reduced rate for children, students or young children (free under 6 or 12 depending on the source). Allow 2 to 3 hours.
Highlights
The pavilions and the garden
The museum is made up of several tiled-roof buildings linked by paths through a tropical garden, with Balinese-inspired statues at the entrance. Each pavilion has its own theme.
Balinese painting
You see traditional canvases of myth scenes and village life, then the modern painting of the Ubud school and of foreign artists who settled in Bali. Labels are in English.
The shop and the temporary exhibitions
A souvenir shop opens during the same hours; temporary exhibitions are accessible without a ticket according to the official site.
Practical info
Tips
- Come early in the morning, with water, light clothes and comfortable shoes: the pavilions are spread over sloping ground. The museum rules may ban photography in some rooms: ask at the entrance. The price varies between sources, so ask at the ticket desk before paying. To round out the day, see the Ubud art market, the Campuhan Ridge Walk and Ubud. In the evening, a dance show extends the Balinese culture (see dance shows in Ubud).
How to get there
The museum is west of central Ubud, about ten minutes by car from the end of the Campuhan Ridge Walk. A driver, a scooter or a ride-hailing app all work; on foot from the centre the road is long and with little shade (estimate). See private driver in Bali.
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