Agung Rai Museum of Art
An art museum in Ubud founded by the collector Agung Rai and opened in 1996, set among gardens and rice fields. It shows Balinese painting alongside work by foreign artists who lived on the island, and its grounds host dance and gamelan.
- Where
- Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -8.5184, 115.2621
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Open LOQAH when you are at Agung Rai Museum of Art. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Agung Rai Museum of Art
Ubud Monkey Forest 0.4 km
A forest sanctuary on the edge of Ubud, home to some 1,260 Balinese long-tailed macaques at the last count. Paths wind under tall trees past moss-covered temples, and the monkeys move freely among the visitors.
Ubud Palace 1.3 km
The palace of Ubud's royal family, a historic compound at the main crossroads of the town, officially called Puri Saren Agung. Its carved gateways and courtyards are the setting for Balinese dance performances in the evenings.
Goa Gajah 2.7 km
The 'elephant cave' near Ubud, a 9th-century sanctuary entered through a mouth carved in the rock as a fearsome face. Inside is a small, dim chamber, and in the courtyard outside lie old bathing pools.
Neka Art Museum 3.4 km
An Ubud museum of Balinese painting, set up in 1982 by the art dealer Suteja Neka. He built the collection with advice from the painters Rudolf Bonnet and Arie Smit, and it traces how Balinese art changed through the 20th century.
Tegallalang Rice Terraces 9.9 km
Rice paddies cut in steps down the sides of a valley north of Ubud, watered by Bali's old subak irrigation system. Paths lead down through the green terraces, and cafés along the road look across them.
Pura Taman Ayun 10 km
A temple and garden compound in Mengwi, ringed by a wide moat, with tiered meru shrines rising inside its walled courtyards. Its water features are part of the subak irrigation system that has fed Bali's rice fields for centuries.
Bali Safari and Marine Park 11 km
A safari park in Gianyar run by the Taman Safari group, a conservation organisation that also runs two parks on Java. Visitors ride through large enclosures of animals from Indonesia, India and Africa.
Gunung Kawi 12 km
An 11th-century temple and funerary complex in a valley at Tampaksiring, split in two by the Pakerisan river. Ten shrines are carved into 7-metre niches in the cliff face, thought to honour King Anak Wungsu and his queens.
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Questions
Where is Agung Rai Museum of Art?
Agung Rai Museum of Art is in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ubud Monkey Forest (0.4 km), Ubud Palace (1.3 km), Goa Gajah (2.7 km).
How do I get the Agung Rai Museum of Art stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Agung Rai Museum of Art and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Agung Rai Museum of Art before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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