On a Mission
THE Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) is located deep in the cool, bursting-green surrounds of Ubud, Bali. Founded by Agung Rai, an Ubud-born painter, the ARMA compound is dotted with ponds, fountains, flowerbeds, paddyfieldsand even an herb garden.
The museum, which opened in 1996, consists of the Bale Daja and Bale Dauh exhibition halls, both of which reflect traditional Balinese architecture. Entering Bale Daja and Bale Dauh is like stepping back in time and then zooming back ahead again. Masterpieces by 19th century painter Raden Saleh blend into Kamasan bark paintings by Batuan artists from the 1930's. There are also paintings by Balinese masters such as I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, I Gusti Made Deblong. Paintings by Willem Gerald Hofker, Rudolf Bonnet, Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Marpres and Willem Dooijwaard can also be found.
February 9, 2016
THE Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) is located deep in the cool, bursting-green surrounds of Ubud, Bali. Founded by Agung Rai, an Ubud-born painter, the ARMA compound is dotted with ponds, fountains, flowerbeds, paddyfieldsand even an herb garden.
The museum, which opened in 1996, consists of the Bale Daja and Bale Dauh exhibition halls, both of which reflect traditional Balinese architecture. Entering Bale Daja and Bale Dauh is like stepping back
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