Visiting Blanco Renaissance Museum

About Blanco Renaissance Museum

The flamboyant former home and studio of the Philippine-born painter Antonio Blanco, who settled in Ubud in the 1950s, stands on a hill above the Campuhan bridge. It displays his romantic portraits and illustrated poetry in a domed building with garden views over the river.

Tip: Pair it with the Campuhan Ridge Walk, which starts a few hundred metres away.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 1 hour.
• Cost: Low cost.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Campuhan, hilltop village of painters, rice fields and villas reached by a long stairway.

Best time to visit Blanco Renaissance Museum

Blanco Renaissance Museum 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.

For the view at golden hour: in mid-January the sun sets at about 18:45 local time (calculated for Ubud).

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Fit it into your trip

Our 3-day Ubud itinerary visits Blanco Renaissance Museum on day 3, together with Campuhan Ridge Walk and Subak Sok Wayah rice-field walk.

• No. 14 of the 19 sights in our Ubud things-to-do list.
• Day 3 of the 5-day plan.
• One of the picks in museums in Ubud.

Near Blanco Renaissance Museum

Also in Campuhan, so you can walk between them:

• Campuhan Ridge Walk — 1.5–2 hours return, free

If you like Blanco Renaissance Museum

• Neka Art Museum — Sanggingan, 1.5–2 hours
• ARMA (Agung Rai Museum of Art) — Pengosekan, 1.5 hours
• Museum Puri Lukisan — Central Ubud, 1 hour

Staying near Blanco Renaissance Museum

Stay in Penestanan ($$) to walk here: hilltop village of painters, rice fields and villas reached by a long stairway. All areas to stay in Ubud.

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