DENPASAR CITY TOUR 1 DAY

Before I write about the fascinating things you can see at the Bali Museum, it is a good thing, you know, a short history of the Bali Museum in Denpasar.

Above all, the initial idea to establish the Bali provincial state museum came from a man named W.F.J Kroon. W. F.J Kroon is a foreigner who served as an assistant resident of south Bali from 1909-1913. Initially started in 1910, from the construction of the Arca building. Three people became architects of the Arca building structure and there are:

• I Gusti Gede Ketut Kandel.
• I Gusti Ketut Rai.
• Curt Grundler (German citizen).

To clarify, The Bali kings fund The construction of the Arca structure. From the king of Tabanan, the king of Buleleng, and the king of Karangasem. In 1930, a man named W.T Sttuterhim served as the leader of the old Balinese service. He attempted to fill the Arca building with ethnographic heritage.

Then a foundation that will manage the Museum was formed in 1932 to smooth the Museum’s operations. Meanwhile, on December 8, 1932, it held the first inauguration of the Balinese museum in Denpasar.

The Bali Museum Denpasar initially only had 2,600 square meters of land area. Also, there are three building divisions in the Museum, the outer courtyard, the central patio, and the inner yard. Walls bound each courtyard area, and an entrance gate connects to each courtyard area. In the inner courtyard, there are three buildings, and each installation is called based on the name of the king’s territory who financed the construction of the Museum:

1. Building Karangasem.
2. Tabanan House.
3. Buleleng Building.

Right on the independence day of the Indonesian Republic, Bali’s Museum’s management in Denpasar takes over by the provincial administration of Bali. Then, on January 5, 1965, the Indonesian authority took over the institution’s control, which was later handed over to the education and cultural offices. The education and cultural office then give the Museum a name, Bali’s provincial state museum.

The expansion of the museum area took place in 1969, with the assistance of the Pelita project. The total area of 2,600 square meters becomes 6,000 square meters. Besides area expansion, one building was also added called the east house. During the regional autonomy in 2000, the management of Bali Museum Denpasar takes over by the Bali provincial government.

The Benefits Of Visiting Bali Provincial State Museum

The next question is, what is the benefit of visiting the Bali Provincial State Museum? Surely this will be a question for those who have never visited this Museum. Bali Provincial State Museum is an ethnography museum category. Therefore you must be interested in history or like to see the typical Balinese architecture. However, suppose you don’t have an interest in Balinese antiquity. In that case, it will be difficult for you to feel the benefits of visiting the Museum.

Bali Provincial State Museum differs from the existing Museum in Ubud tourist attractions. In Bali Museum, you can see an art collection with historical value from Balinese culture.

Museum collections consist of ethnographic collections such as equipment used during prehistoric times, religious and customary ceremonial material, and Balinese art and culture development from time to time. By seeing the museum collection, you will compare the form of a Balinese civilization from a prehistoric era to modern times.