Founded by Agung Rai as a museum, gallery and cultural centre, the impressive Agung Rai Museum of Art is the only place in Bali to see the often haunting works by the influential German artist Walter Spies.

The museum is housed in several traditional buildings set in gardens with water coursing through channels. It features work by 19th-century Javanese artist Raden Saleh. It exhibits classical Kamasan paintings, Batuan-style work from the 1930s and ’40s, and works by Lempad, Affandi, Sadali, Hofker, Bonnet and Le Mayeur. The collection is well-labelled in English. Look for the enigmatic Portrait of a Javanese Nobleman and his Wife by Raden Saleh, which predates the similar American Gothic by decades.

It’s interesting to visit ARMA when local children practise Balinese dancing (;15:00-17:00 Mon-Fri) and during gamelan practise.

Location: Jl. Raya Pengosekan, Bali