Museum to be renovated

Museum to be renovated

DENPASAR, Bali: The Puri Ubud Painting Museum, 40 km east of
here, is in need of massive renovation in order to continue
functioning as a prestigious cultural spot, museum director
Tjokorda Raka Kertyasa said here Saturday.

The renovation, to start in March, is expected to cost Rp 160
million (US$67,740), Kertyasa was quoted by Antara as saying.

So far, the museum has only been able to raise Rp 50 million,
Rp 25 million of which came from the Rudolf Bonnet Foundation in
the Netherlands, said Kertyasa.

Established in 1956 on a one-hectare plot, the museum now has
286 paintings in its collection. It comprises three main
buildings including one which was designed by Bonnet, the famous
Dutch painter who spent many years in Bali.

According to Kertyasa, the roof of the museum now leaks so
badly that in rainy seasons some of the paintings get wet. (swe)