When you are in Nusa Dua Bali you cannot miss Museum Pasifika—the museum where you can see beautiful and international-standard paintings. Local and international tourists love to go there.
Museum Pasifika
Pasifika Museum is the newest among other museums in Bali. Visitors can enjoy the work of artists from Asia-Pacific countries. Before 2004, this place hadn’t been categorized as a museum and was called The Asia Pacific Art Center. The reason why this art center became a museum is that the collection kept growing and the location of the art center is good. Many tourists have been passing by this place. Now, this place is like a magnet that many tourists love to spend time enjoying the art collections here. This museum also offers a room where local and international artists can hold art exhibitions.
The founders of Pasifika Museum and its collections
An Indonesian art lover named Moetaryanto P and a French art lover, who has lived in Bali for a long time named Philippe Augier, are the founders of Pasifika Museum. The museum now houses so many artifacts originally from Asia Pacific countries, 700 paintings, and 400 statues. There are also collections of Antiques and cloths originally from the countries located in the Asia Pacific to enjoy by visitors. Those artworks were created by 200 artists from twenty-five countries.
The Entrance Fee and Operation Time
You have to pay Rp.70.000/per adult person to enter the museum, and children who are under ten years old don’t have to pay to enter Pasifika Museum.
Address and how to get there
The museum is located on BTDC Area Block P Nusa Dua Street Benoa, Bali 80363. If you are at Ngurah Rai International Airport, it just takes 13 kilometers. If you are in Denpasar, it takes only 20 kilometers.
Other things to do and enjoy around Pasifika Museum
- After visiting the museum, there are other activities that you can enjoy nearby the museum. First thing first is having a meal at Tropical Restaurant. This eatery offers Indonesian, Balinese, western, and Asian cuisines. Foods for vegan and vegetarian people are also available here. Those who have a good habit of eating will be happy with gluten-free foods served in this restaurant.
- You also may love to visit Bali Collection where you can enjoy foods, go shopping, and enjoy entertainment. Bali collection is the largest mall designed in an 8-hectare open and leafy space. This place is surrounded by many luxurious hotels and resorts. This mall is open from 10 AM to 10 PM.
- When you are in Nusa Dua and you have spent your time enjoying the arts in Pasifika Museum, you’d better conclude your day by visiting Nusa Dua Beach. You can have relaxation while enjoying the beauty of nature in Nusa Dua Beach and you also can have water sports since the tide is low. The beautiful blue beach of Nusa Dua is accompanied by white sand where you can have beach walking. Those activities will make you feel so happy and relaxed.
It is great to spend time in Nusa Dua, right? The museum is the one to give art lovers the feeling to love art more. Artists who want to tell the world about what they express in their works will be able to have their art exhibition in the museum. It is great if the article about Museum Pasifika gives you enough information about Bali.
