MuseumClosed Nyepi (Day of Silence, date varies annually)

Museum Puri Lukisan

#4of 8 places to visit in UbudUbud, Bali, Indonesia

Also known as Palace of Paintings Museum

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Opening hours: 09:00–18:00. Entry: IDR 95,000. Allow 1 hr. Best time: 09:00 – 11:00.

Updated 18 September 2026 · Compiled by Traveliac, AI-assisted · 4 min read

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Opening hours: 09:00–18:00
Entry fee: IDR 95,000; Ticket from
Time needed: 1 hr
Best time of day: 09:00 – 11:00
Best months: Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Address: Jalan Raya Ubud, Ubud, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia

About Museum Puri Lukisan

Museum Puri Lukisan opened in 1956 as Bali's first dedicated art museum, built to house and protect Balinese and broader Indonesian painting and woodcarving at a moment when much of it was being sold off the island to foreign collectors. Four pavilions set around landscaped garden courtyards display work spanning traditional wayang-style narrative painting through the modernist and naturalist styles that emerged from the Pita Maha artists' collective in the 1930s.

Best time of day: 09:00 – 11:00. When the galleries are quiet and the garden courtyards between pavilions are still shaded and cool.

Museum Puri Lukisan timings

Museum Puri Lukisan opens at 09:00 and closes at 18:00. It keeps the same hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Opening hours: 09:00–18:00; Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00
Closed on: Nyepi (Day of Silence, date varies annually)

Mon–Sun	09:00–18:00

Good to know: Closed on Nyepi (Day of Silence), the date of which shifts each year on the Balinese Saka calendar.

Opening hours compiled from purilukisanmuseum.com and public records, last updated 18 September 2026. They change without notice — confirm before you travel. How we write these guides

Museum Puri Lukisan ticket price

Entry fees for Museum Puri Lukisan
Ticket	Price
Standard ticket	IDR 95,000
Concession (student / senior)	Free
Children	Free

Reported adult ticket price is approximately Rp 95,000–100,000, as of 2026, with some packages including a complimentary drink or light meal at the museum café; children under 15 accompanied by an adult are commonly admitted free. Verify the current rate and inclusions at the ticket counter or official site.

Prices compiled from purilukisanmuseum.com and public records, last updated 18 September 2026. They change without notice — confirm before you travel. How we write these guides

Best time to visit Museum Puri Lukisan

Quiet
Moderate

09:00 – 11:00
Morning OpeningBest time to go
Galleries and garden courtyards quiet; the best window for unhurried viewing of individual paintings.
Quiet
11:00 – 14:00
Midday
A modest rise in visitors as day-trip itineraries bring groups through central Ubud, though the museum rarely feels crowded compared with outdoor sites.
Moderate
14:00 – 16:00
Afternoon
Numbers drop again as visitors head toward Tegallalang or the Monkey Forest; a second quiet window.
Quiet
16:00 – 18:00
Late Afternoon
Consistently quiet through closing; good light in the garden courtyards for photographs of the pavilion architecture.
Quiet

History of Museum Puri Lukisan

Museum Puri Lukisan grew directly out of Pita Maha, an artists' collective founded in Ubud in 1936 by the Ubud royal family's Cokorda Gede Agung Sukawati together with Dutch painter Rudolf Bonnet and German-Russian painter Walter Spies, formed partly to raise the technical standard and market value of Balinese painting and partly to keep significant works from leaving the island uncatalogued. The museum itself opened in 1956 under the Ratna Wartha Foundation, with Bonnet closely involved in shaping its early collection and building design. Its holdings trace the shift in Balinese painting from the flat, narrative wayang style depicting Hindu epics toward the more naturalistic, individually signed compositions that Pita Maha encouraged among painters such as I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and Anak Agung Gede Sobrat, a transition the museum's chronological hang makes unusually legible compared to mixed private collections elsewhere in Ubud.

Rules & etiquette at Museum Puri Lukisan

Photography is generally permitted in the garden courtyards between pavilions but restricted inside some gallery rooms holding older or more fragile works; signage at each pavilion entrance indicates the local rule, and it is worth checking rather than assuming blanket permission. Bags and umbrellas are typically required to be checked at a small counter near the entrance before entering the gallery pavilions. As a museum rather than an active temple, there is no sarong requirement, though the same general modest-dress expectation common across Ubud's cultural sites applies.

Tips for visiting Museum Puri Lukisan

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The four pavilions are arranged so that a slow anti-clockwise route through the garden roughly follows the museum's own chronological narrative, from older wayang-style narrative panels to the individually attributed modern works added later — worth doing in order on a first visit rather than cutting through the garden centre. Some ticket packages bundle a drink or light meal at the on-site café into the admission price; check what is included when buying rather than assuming it is museum-only entry. The museum sits within a five-minute walk of both Ubud Palace and Saraswati Temple, and pairing the three makes for a compact, unhurried half-day covering Ubud's core art-and-heritage sites without needing transport between them. The garden courtyards, planted with frangipani and shaded by stone-walled walkways connecting the pavilions, are worth lingering in on their own; several benches face directly onto the koi ponds and offer a quiet rest point between galleries that many visitors on a tighter schedule skip entirely.

How to reach Museum Puri Lukisan

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Jalan Raya Ubud, Ubud, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, IndonesiaDirections in Google Maps

From Ubud Palace
0.3 km · 4 min walk
Free (walk)
From Saraswati Temple
0.2 km · 3 min walk
Free (walk)
From Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)
25 km · 60–90 min
Rp 250,000–400,000 (prepaid airport taxi or ride-hail)

Nearest airport

From Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)

approximately 25 km, 60–90 minutes by road.

Nearest station

From No rail service in Bali; the museum sits on Jalan Raya Ubud, about 300 metres west of Ubud Palace.

Museum Puri Lukisan FAQs

How much does Museum Puri Lukisan cost to enter?

Around Rp 95,000–100,000 for an adult, as of 2026, with some ticket packages including a drink or light meal at the on-site café. Children under 15 with an accompanying adult are commonly admitted free.

Why was Museum Puri Lukisan founded?

It opened in 1956 to preserve and display Balinese and Indonesian painting at a time when significant works risked leaving the island without documentation. It grew out of the Pita Maha artists' collective founded in Ubud in 1936.

Is Museum Puri Lukisan open every day?

Yes, daily from 09:00 to 18:00, with the single exception of Nyepi, the island-wide Day of Silence, whose date shifts each year on the Balinese Saka calendar.

How long does a visit to Museum Puri Lukisan take?

About 60 minutes for the four pavilions and garden courtyards at an unhurried pace. It sits within a five-minute walk of both Ubud Palace and Saraswati Temple for a combined visit.

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