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Hours Daily 9am-5pm
Location Campuhan-Ubud,
Phone 361/975502
Web site www.blancomuseum.com
Prices Admission Rp50,000

Review of Antonio Blanco Museum

This 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 homespun, baroque pornography that is as much a romp through Blanco's sexual dalliances as anything. Some paintings feature Blanco's raunchy prose poetry. 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 dachshunds, monkeys, and exotic birds still ruling the roost.

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