Learning Balinese Culture In Denpasar City

Bali has many unique cultures, for example dance, music, uniform and many more. If you want to learn about Bali but you can’t around all of Bali. Don’t worry, I suggest you to come to Bali Museum. You can get so much information about Bali.

Bali Museum located in center of Denpasar City, exactly in Major Wisnu Street and it is find it due to the location is in the heart town. In the north side there is Jagatnatha temple, meanwhile in front of it the Puputan Badung (Badung Courtyard) and four face statue (Catur Muka Statue) are located. Bali Museum was built by Governmental functionary of Dutch, Bali King, and Society Prominent in 1910 and finished in 1925. Because of the ancient object collection which had been collected is not yet adequate during 7 years. Bali Museum opened to public in 8 December 1932.

Bali Museum has 3 main courtyard same like temple, because the structure of Bali Museum resembling the temple and palace. Bali Museum divide to 4 main building, Timur Building, Karangasem Building, Buleleng Building, Tabanan Museum.

 Timur Building has 2 floor, the first floor kept the prehistoric object like : the Grave Petrify (sarkopag), the object collection coming from history era like: stupika clay containing superstitious formula Ye Te, the bronze statues (Hindu and Budha statues) and ethnography object collection like Keris. The second floor show the painting and curving from Balinese artist.

Karangasem Building, in this place show Balinese ceremony like ngaben (the burn body who die ceremony), metatah ( the teeth cutting ceremony), telung bulalnin ( the baby 3 month ceremony). Beside of that you can see Balinese Calender.

Buleleng Building, in this place shows Balinese Cloth, like endek, gringsing and songket. These also show the equipment and the process to make the Balinese cloth.

Tabanan Building, in this place shows Balinese Music, Balinese Leather Puppet, Balinese Mask and also Barong & Rangda. Barong & Rangda is Balinese mythology history, barong is good power and rangda is bad power.