Visiting ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art)

About ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art)

A museum and cultural centre set in gardens and rice fields off Jalan Raya Pengosekan, with works by Walter Spies and Raden Saleh alongside Balinese painters. It also runs classes in dance, offering-making and gamelan, and stages performances in its open-air pavilion.

Tip: Check the noticeboard at the entrance for workshops; a hands-on offering-making class suits children too.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 1.5 hours.
• Cost: Low cost.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Pengosekan.

Best time to visit ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art)

ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art) is indoors, which makes it a good plan for the wettest months:

• January: 30°C (86°F) highs, about 20 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• December: 30°C (86°F) highs, about 19 rainy days, busy crowds.
• February: 30°C (86°F) highs, about 18 rainy days, quiet crowds.

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Fit it into your trip

ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art) is not on our short itineraries, so plan it as an extra once you have seen Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary and Tegallalang Rice Terraces.

• No. 12 of the 19 sights in our Ubud things-to-do list.
• Day 5 of the 5-day plan.
• One of the picks in museums in Ubud.
• One of the picks in historic sites in Ubud.
• A family favourite in Ubud with kids.

Near ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art)

Also in Pengosekan, so you can walk between them:

• The Yoga Barn — 1.5 hours, low cost

If you like ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art)

• Kecak and Legong performances — Central Ubud, 1.5 hours
• Neka Art Museum — Sanggingan, 1.5–2 hours
• Museum Puri Lukisan — Central Ubud, 1 hour
• Blanco Renaissance Museum — Campuhan, 1 hour

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