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| Established | 11 August 1995 |
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| Location | Ubud, Gianyar, Bali Indonesia |
| Website | Official website |
Museum Rudana or Rudana Art Museum was built in Ubud, Bali, under the idealism of its founder, Nyoman Rudana, where art is universal, and as the result, contributed to the harmonious process between men and God (parahyangan ), men and their fellow human beings (pawongan), and men with nature (palemahan). It is reflected in the concept of Bali philosophy Tri Hita Karana, where art has a great contribution in spreading world peace, prosperity and brotherhood amongst mankind. Humanism concept of Rudana Art Museum is the main philosophy of Nyoman Rudana in collecting paintings in the museum.
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Nyoman Rudana,founder of Museum Rudana
Museum Rudana was the obsession of its founder Nyoman Rudana who started his business as an art dealer by building Rudana Fine Art Gallery in his homeland Ubud , Bali, in 1978. In its later development of Bali, the fast development of tourism has soon intensified the creativity of Balinese fine artists and many of them enabled to enjoy international reputation. But there was also a downside, that the power of money has brought the finest artworks overseas and if this movement continues, the next generations will lose their tract on their own heritage and history. This is the major concern of Nyoman Rudana on establishing Museum Rudana, to preserve Balinese and other Indonesian artists finest arts, especially in paintings and sculptures.
Its blessing ceremony was held on 11 August 1995 as part of the commemoration of the 50th Indonesian Independence with its Golden Indonesian Spirit. The late President Soeharto officially opened it on 26 December 1995.
Exhibition Halls of Museum Rudana
The 500 square meters building of Museum Rudana was built in a 2.5 acres of land and its cornerstone was laid on 22 December 1990.
Nyoman Rudana is the conceptor of the building, which is three storey building holding Balinese architecture and philosophy. Tri Angga, naming the three parts of a human body: the head, trunk, and legs; Tri Manggala, the division of a compound into 3 sections : the inner, middle, and outer sections; Tri Loka, the concept of the universe which is devided into bur, bwah, swah: the worlds beneath, intermediate and above. These philosophical concepts, connected with the fine art development of Bali, are reflected in the regeneration of artists from the past to the present time, a continuation on which is comparable to a link of sustainable golden thread.
The outer walls of the museum reflect the national flag of Indonesia, red, from the red bricks and white from sandstones.
Museum Rudana is located in Peliatan village, in Ubud, Gianyar region, Bali , Indonesia about 16 km from Denpasar, the capital city of Bali, in the Museum Rudana compound. It is intentionally located close to Rudana Fine Art Gallery and private house of Nyoman Rudana, with the objective of making the area of live and developing a suitable place for artists. Address : Cok Rai Pudak 44, Peliatan, Ubud, Bali 80571, Indonesia, PH : 62-361-975779, Fax : 62-361-975091. Email : info@museumrudana.com
Nyoman Rudana at the Opening of Modern Indonesian Masters Painting Exhibitions, 16 August 2007
Museum Rudana exhibits more than 400 pieces of the work of fine art and sculpture of various Indonesian artists. The arrangement of paintings represents a harmony of style which inline with the phylosophycal concept of the building indicated earlier.
On the first and second floor, the works of modern Indonesian artists are displayed, such as those of Affandi, Basuki Abdullah,all have been deceased, Srihadi Soedarsono,famous for his series of Borobudur paintings, Nyoman Gunarsa, Made Wianta etc. The works of post modern Indonesian artists such as Nyoman Erawan and Made Budhiana which mostly depict abstracts in their works are also presented. Museum Rudana also collected many paintings depicted other famous temples in Indonesia such as Besakih in Bali and Prambanan in Central Java.
On the third floor, various traditional work of traditional Balinese masters from Ubud and Batuan uch as those of the late I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, I Gusti Ketut Kobot, and many others are exhibited.
The museum also exhibits the works of prominent foreign artists reside in Bali such as the late Don Antonio Blanco ( Spain ), Yuri Gorbachev ( Russia ), Jafar Islah ( Kuwait ) and Iyama Tadayuki ( Japan ).
Museum Rudana conducted several exhibitions overseas. In 1997 and 1998, an era where monetary crisis occurred in Indonesia,it held exhibitions in Kuwait City, Kuwait and again in the year 2000, in Rome, Italy, where Nyoman Rudana received L’albero dell’umanita ( The Tree of Humanity ) Award from the Government of Italy
Regular exhibitions are also held several times a year, the biggest one is usually taking place in August, as a commemoration of its anniversary. The 4th anniversary in 1999 and the 8th in 2004 were commemorated by presenting The Ksatria Seni Awards to fellow artists dedicated their works for the development of Indonesian arts.
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