Indonesia · province · 7 museums in 3 cities
The best museums in Bali are Bajra Sandhi Monument, Neka Art Museum and Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA). World Museum Guide covers 7 museums in Denpasar, Ubud and Nusa Dua, with verified admission prices, opening hours and how long to allow for each. Check each guide for prices and free days.
Visitor information last reviewed 1 September 2026. Check the official museum site for current details.
| # | Museum | City | Admission | Time needed | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bajra Sandhi Monument | Denpasar | Rp30,000 for domestic adult visitors | 1–1.5 hours | on major religious holidays and national public holidays |
| 2 | Neka Art Museum | Ubud | Rp150,000 | 2 hours | on Nyepi Day |
| 3 | Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) | Ubud | Rp150,000 | 2 hours | Open daily |
| 4 | Museum Puri Lukisan | Ubud | Rp95,000 | 1.5 hours | Open daily |
| 5 | Museum Pasifika | Nusa Dua | Rp77,000 for Indonesian visitors | 2–3 hours | Open daily |
| 6 | Le Mayeur Museum | Denpasar | Rp10,000 | 45 minutes | on public holidays |
| 7 | Bali Museum | Denpasar | Closed for renovation | — | Until reopening |
Standard adult prices, checked from 2026-09-01. Confirm on each museum's official website before you go.
Denpasar, Indonesia
History Museum · Best for history enthusiasts & families
The Bajra Sandhi Monument in Renon, Denpasar, is a 45-metre monument shaped like a Balinese priest's bell that houses the museum of the Balinese people's struggle. Inside, 33 dioramas trace Bali's history from prehistory to independence, and a spiral stair climbs to a viewing room over the city.
Rp30,000 for domestic adult visitors · ⏱ 1–1.5 hours
Ubud, Indonesia
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & culture seekers
Neka Art Museum, founded by the collector Suteja Neka and opened in 1982, traces the development of painting in Bali through pavilions set in a garden overlooking a river valley in Sanggingan, north-west of central Ubud. It also displays a notable collection of Balinese keris.
Rp150,000 · ⏱ 2 hours
Ubud, Indonesia
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & culture seekers
The Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Pengosekan, Ubud, opened in 1996 to show Balinese painting from classical Kamasan work to contemporary art, alongside Walter Spies, Raden Saleh and other artists linked to Bali. Set in gardens by rice fields, it is also a busy venue for dance, gamelan and cultural workshops.
Rp150,000 · ⏱ 2 hours
Ubud, Indonesia
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & first-timers
Museum Puri Lukisan on Ubud's main street opened in 1956 and is the oldest art museum in Bali, founded by Ubud's royal family and the Dutch painter Rudolf Bonnet to keep the best Balinese painting and woodcarving on the island. Its four galleries trace modern Balinese art from the Pitamaha movement of the 1930s onward.
Rp95,000 · ⏱ 1.5 hours
Nusa Dua, Indonesia
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & rainy-day visits
Museum Pasifika in the Nusa Dua resort complex opened in 2006 to show art of Asia and the Pacific: more than 600 works by 200 artists from 25 countries in eleven rooms, from Raden Saleh and Le Mayeur to Gauguin and Vanuatu sculpture. Its pavilions were designed by the Balinese architect Popo Danes.
Rp77,000 for Indonesian visitors · ⏱ 2–3 hours
Denpasar, Indonesia
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & architecture enthusiasts
The Le Mayeur Museum is the beachfront house in Sanur where the Belgian painter Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur lived with his wife, the Legong dancer Ni Nyoman Pollok, given to the Indonesian state in 1957. It keeps 88 of his works, many painted on sackcloth and board, in the couple's carved home.
Rp10,000 · ⏱ 45 minutes
Denpasar, Indonesia
Ethnography Museum · Best for history enthusiasts & first-timers
Bali Museum (Museum Bali) is the island's oldest museum, opened in 1932 in a walled complex of temple- and palace-style pavilions beside Puputan Badung square in central Denpasar. Its four buildings cover prehistory, ritual life, coinage, cili fertility figures and keris, drawn from a collection of 16,891 objects.
Closed for renovation
The best museums in Bali are Bajra Sandhi Monument, Neka Art Museum and Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA). World Museum Guide ranks 7 museums across 3 cities in the province by visitor numbers and the depth of each collection.
Denpasar (3 museums), Ubud (3 museums) and Nusa Dua (1 museum). Each city page compares prices, opening hours and closing days so you can plan a route between them.
No museum in our Bali guide is free for every visitor. Free or reduced for some visitors: Bajra Sandhi Monument (University students: Rp10,000), Neka Art Museum (Children under 6: free), Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) (Children under 6: free), Museum Puri Lukisan (Children under 15 accompanied by an adult: free (not valid for group visits)), Museum Pasifika (Children under 12: free) and Le Mayeur Museum (Children: Rp5,000).
