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Antonio Blanco Museum
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| Hours | Daily 9am-5pm | ||
| Location | Jalan Campuhan, just past the bridge heading north of Ubud | ||
| Phone | 361/975502 | ||
| Web site | www.blancobali.com | ||
| Prices | Admission Rp20,000 (US$2.20/£1.20) | ||
Frommer's Review
The museum is an homage to Bali's famous Catalan expat. Born in the Philippines, Blanco arrived here penniless, but eventually befriended the king, married, had children, and lived the life of Riley all his days. He was a favorite at court and the confidant of many powerful people on Bali and in Indonesia. This grand gallery houses a collection of his work that is as much a romp through Blanco's sexual dalliances as anything, a collection of homespun, baroque pornography. Some paintings feature Blanco's raunchy prose poetry. Don't miss touring his studio space. The consummate egomaniacal artist, Blanco envisioned this monument to himself and participated fully in its creation before shuffling off this mortal coil in 1999. The museum grounds are a trip, with Blanco's menagerie of dachshunds, monkeys, and exotic birds still ruling the roost.
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