Bali Museum is
strategically located in Major Wisnu Street in Denpasar Bali and it is find it due to
the location is in the heart town. In the north side there are glorious temple
of Jagatnatha, meanwhile in front of it the Puputan Badung
(Badung Courtyard) and four face statue (Catur Muka Statue) are located. The
development of Bali Museum is begun by the existence of initiative how to
vitally the heritage of Balinese culture and taking care of, preserve and
maintaining. The initiative is based on the existence of feeling to worry, that
there is symptom a kind of culture erosion, so that the cultural heritage
become totally disappeared, lose, what omit only photograph and documentations.
Bali Museum History
Bali Museum save the Balinese culture heritage, emerge the founding plan a museum which afterward becomes the
Bali Museum:
- The
early planning of Bali Museum founding was Governmental functionary of
Dutch, Bali King, Society Prominent, all artists like: WFJ Kroon
(assistant of Dutch Resident), Curt Grundler (a Germany Architect), I
Gusti Alit Ngurah (Bestuurder Penegara Badung), I Gusti Bagus Jelantik
(King of Karangasem), I Gusti Ketut Djelantik (King of Buleleng), King of
Tabanan, and all artists like I Gusti Ketut Kandel, I Gusti Ketut Rai. The
Planning is happened in year 1910 with the elementary concept Bali Museum
building structure that was solidarity of the structure between temple
building (Sanctum) and Palace (Keraton).
- After
agreed on the concept of the museum building structure, hence founded a
mains building which deflect finished in year 1925. Because of the ancient
object collection which had been collected is not yet adequate and then
during 7 years (1925-1932), the mains building stood functioned for the
exhibition purpose. All meritorious experts in checking object taken as
collection of Bali Museum for example: DR.W.F. Stutterheim, G.I. Graider,
G.M. Hendrikss, DR.R. Goris, and artist of Walter Spies
- Bali
Museum in the beginning is handled by an institution that is called Bali
Museum Institution and opened officially on 8 December 1932 with the name
of Bali Museum
- The
management hereinafter by institution of Bali Museum has been reverted to
Government of Indonesia since 5 January 1966.
Bali
Museum as a Place of Interest in Denpasar Bali
The object collections which are kept in Bali
Museum can be classified become the prehistoric object collection like: the
Grave Petrify (sarkopag), the object collection coming from history era like:
stupika clay containing superstitious formula Ye Te, the bronze statues (Hindu and Budha statues) and ethnography object collection like Keris,
Endek Cloth, and religious ceremony equipments (Sangku, Cecepan and Sidakarya
mask). In its growth, now Bali Museum have been opened generically and become the tourist destination in Denpasar Town and
it is a prefect place to visit in Bali in particular on Denpasar City Tour or
join Denpasar Tour Package.
-SHAMLA BALAKRISHNAN, A13A1103
-L2T1/ Group 5
-L2T1/ Group 5
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