Bali is an island rich in culture, Museum Antonio Blanco is one of the museums in Bali is located in Ubud, Gianyar, this museum displays works of art that have been created by the Antonio Blanco during their stay in Bali as a tribute to the work of art that has been made, the paintings depict the beauty of the maestro made a women's museum is located at the top of the hill by the river Campuhan.
The museum is arranged in a neat, complete with a collection of parrot and macaw golden bird species, making this an attractive sight for tourists, entering the museum we will pass through a great gate and up the stairs on either side there is a relief dragon, we will see in the painting begins to the accompaniment of soft music classical opera that makes the atmosphere became very romantic, most of the paintings are the work of the maestro with the theme of women with high aestheticism, one of the women who made the object of paintings by Antonio Blanco is a Balinese dancer Ni Ronji, the wife of the Maestro himself.
Antonio Blanco was born in Manila, Philippines, September 15, 1912, he died in Ubud on December 10, 1999 the famous paintings that depict women in exotic Bali. In 1952 he came to Bali after traveling from Hawaii, Japan, and Cambodia. He married Ronji Ni, dancer and model his paintings in 1953.
The museum was created by the desire to capture all of the Maestro all of his work, but before the opening of this museum Antonio Blanco died. This dream continued by his son named Mario Blanco who followed his father's footsteps to become a painter. Blanco Museum is now open to the public.
For the convenience of visitors, the museum provides a facility that is a mini theater, an aviary, restaurant, galleries, souvenir shops, as well as adequate parking area, Blanco Museum adds to the tourist appeal of the world, it is appropriate that as one tourist destination when visiting Bali.
Jl. Tjampuhan Ubud
Phone : +62-361-975-502
Fax: +62-361-975-551