Ubud - Neka Museum

A visit to the Neka Museum, named after the Balinese painter Suteja Neka (b. 1939), can be recommended particularly to those interested in the development of painting on Bali. Neka inherited his talent in part from his father, a gifted sculptor and an active member of Bali's first artistic society who gained a certain reputation only in his later years. Suteja Neka's breakthrough came in 1966, when there was an exhibition of his and his father's works at the opening of a new hotel. Thereafter he devoted himself to teaching young Balinese the rudiments of painting. He was also an active collector of works of art created on Bali, including pictures by Walter Spies, Rudolf Bonnet and Miguel Covarrubias and many works by Balinese artists.

The Neka Museum has a total exhibition area of 6900 sq. m (74,300 sq. ft) in four buildings set in a beautiful garden. A fifth building is used for temporary exhibitions.

A profusely illustrated guide to the museum, which gives biographies of the artists as well as information about the works on show, can be bought at the ticket office.