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Neka Art Museum Ubud Bali, is more than just collection of fine art inspired by natural beauty, people, and culture of Bali.
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Location:
Raya Campuhan St.
Kedewatan Village, Ubud
Gianyar 80571
The Neka Art Museum was opened in 1982 and is named after a Balinese teacher Suteja Neka who collected paintings as a means of artistic documentation. Nowadays the museum has a great selection of works from many famous Balinese artists and expats who have lived here and influenced local artists. 3 stars hotelsNEKA ART MUSEUM  The Neka Art Museum collection is displayed in several buildings patterned after Balinese architecture. The main structures are for the permanent display of the government registered collection. Another building is used for temporary exhibitions. The Neka Art Museum has achieved high standards as a museum of international standing. By July of 1997 it covered an area of 9150 square metres, with 2580 square meters of floor space. The buildings are well maintained and the artworks are displayed and organized historically. The collection continues to grow over the years with over three - hundred pieces. Spa hotels8.0Great17 reviews Villa 115US$ 8.2Great163 reviews Resort 188US$ Family hotels |
MUSEUM HOUR
Monday-Saturday: 9 A.M.- 5 P.M.
Sunday: NOON - 5 P.M.
Closed: Nation Holiday
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PROFILE MUSEUM ABOUT THE MUSEUM | |
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The Ulin Villas And Spa - By Karaniya Experience - Chse Certified SeminyakIF A MUSEUMis only a collection of art or its buildings, then it has no purpose. A museum is successful only if it provides a sense of history, development, and continuity. While individual pieces can be fascinating by the themselves, when properly presented they all fit together like the parts of a puzzle and form a complete picture.
In this way, future generations of artists, especially in Bali, can benefit from it and develop their place in the national and global communities, while visitors gain a better understanding and appreciation of Balinese art and culture.
The Neka Art Museum now is recognized as an institute of international standing.
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Finnaly, we hope that The Neka Art Museumwill lead artists and art lovers alike to learn more about the richness of Balinese art and culture, a source that as inspired many and will continue to provide artistic inspiration for generations to come.
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Different types of whetstones, acidic juice of citrus fruits and poisonous arsenic bring out the contrast between the dark black iron and the light colored silvery nickel layers which together form pamor, damascene patterns on the blade. Hotels near Mumbul8.8Great1 review Villa 97US$ Hotels near NakulaThese motifs have specific names which indicate their special powers: udan mas (golden rain) is good for prosperity, wos wetah (unbroken rice grains) brings well-being.
Three fingers remaining helps in making decisions; two fingers left are good for spiritual purposes. One and a half fingers left repel disaster and black magic; one finger remaining is suitable for agricultural prosperity. Hotels near North LegianHotels near PadmaHalf a finger left is useful for thieves; no finger remaining is good for making proposals. What’s going on here? Hotels near Pecatu8.2Great13 reviews Villa 214US$ 8.4Great43 reviews Villa 150US$ Hotels near PeliatanCutting off fingers for punishment? No, by measuring a keris from base to tip with four fingers of each hand alternating, the remaining length indicates how the keris is beneficial.
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A blacksmith is called pande, the same as the Indonesian word pandai meaning ‘skilled and clever’ as anyone who works with metals must be. The word empu is used for someone with a very high level of knowledge: sri empu is a high priest, empukeris is a highly skilled person who makes daggers. Hotels near SiligitaMore than just weapons, in November 2005 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared Indonesian keris as a great cultural achievement of world humanity.
In September 2006, the Pura Penataran Pande Peliatan blacksmith clan temple south of Ubud held a huge rededication ceremony. For this, its members had a new Balinese keris made. During a ritual forging of the blade in June, men took turns hammering at the red-hot blade at the home of the temple’s priest. Hotels near By Pass Ngurah Rai KutaDuring this time Suteja Neka, the senior person overseeing the ceremonies, became fascinated by keris and began learning as much as he could about them. But things did not stop there, for Neka soon started to collect keris. He went to antique shops, visited collectors, attended exhibitions, and contacted organizations. When the news spread, people from Bali, Java and Madura brought old and new keris to Neka for him to examine and perhaps add to his collection. Hotels near CampuhanHe also sought out handles, scabbards and sheaths along with those who made them, becoming a full patron of all the arts connected with keris.
The exhibition Keris in Culture: Traditional Daggers in the Arts will be officially opened and recognized as a permanent part of the Neka Art Museum by Jero Wacik, Indonesian Minister of Culture and Tourism, on 22 July to commemorate the museum’s Silver Jubilee. Hotels near Dewi SriHotels near TamanPaintings with keris in them will also be displayed along with photographs of keris in Balinese rituals, dances and costumes. The keris will be housed in a new two-storey room at the Neka Art Museum to complement the artworks on display.
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