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The Bali Museum is a museum of art and history located in 
File:Bronze_age_drum_Bali.jpg, Bronze Age ceremonial drum.
File:Bronze_age_spear_Bali.jpg, Bronze Age spear.
File:Acintya_at_the_Bali_Museum.jpg, Statuette of
Denpasar
Denpasar (; Balinese script, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ) is the capital of Bali and the main gateway to the island. The city is also a hub for other cities in the Lesser Sunda Islands.
With the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Bali ...
, Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
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Description
The museum was built in 1931 by architect P.J. Moojen, near the location of the former royal palace of Denpasar, which had been burnt to the ground during theDutch intervention in Bali (1906)
The Dutch intervention in Bali in 1906 was a Dutch military intervention in Bali as part of the Dutch colonial suppression, killing over 1,000 people, most of whom were civilians. It was part of the Dutch campaign for the suppression of most of ...
, and used it as a model for its outside walls and courtyards.''Bali and Lombok'', pp. 62–62.
There are four main buildings inside the museum, ''Tabanan'' displaying theatrical masks and musical instruments, ''Karangasem'' sculptures and paintings, ''Buleleng'' textiles, and ''Timur'' with archeological finds.
It is located on the east side of the central square of Denpasar, Taman Puputan.
Acintya
Acintya (from Sanskrit: अचिन्त्य, "the inconceivable", "the unimaginable"), also known as Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa ( Balinese: "The Divine Order") and Sang Hyang Tunggal ("The Divine Oneness"), is the Supreme God of Indonesian Hin ...
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See also
*History of Bali
The History of Bali covers a period from the Paleolithic to the present, and is characterized by migrations of people and cultures from other parts of Asia. In the 16th century, the history of Bali started to be marked by Western influence with th ...
* Museum Pasifika
Museum Pasifika (''Nusa Dua Bali'') is an art museum in Bali, Indonesia. It presents the Asian Pacific
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References
* ''Bali and Lombok'', Eyewitness Travel,Dorling Kindersley
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, London, 2007. .
Literature
* {{authority control Art museums established in 1931 Museums in Bali History museums in Indonesia Art museums and galleries in Indonesia 1931 establishments in the Dutch East Indies