Banjar Officials Publish Tradition-Data Coordination Record for Tigawasa, Sidetapa
Banjar’s official portal has posted a gallery entry on coordination of tradition data in Tigawasa and Sidetapa, but the record does not identify the d…
Culture & Ceremony
Nyepi, Galungan, temple life and the customary villages.
Five Countries Visit Pasar Singapur During BIRF 2026
Delegations from Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan and Bulgaria visited Pasar Singapur at SMKN 1 Sawan on 12 March 2026, joining Balinese…
Made Wianta’s Mandala Series Displayed at Bali Resort Lobby
The Apurva Kempinski Bali is hosting “Gallery of Art: Wianta & Legacy,” an exhibition that opened on 23 January 2026 and presents eleven works from Ma…
Samara Füss Says North Bali Shapes Her Brewing at Beaches
Beaches Brewing Co.’s chief brewer says life in Sumberkima near Pemuteran shapes her beer-making through climate, food and routine, while also reflect…
Penglipuran Village Named National Cultural Preservation Model
Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture has formally designated Penglipuran Traditional Village in Bangli as a national model for cultural preservation and a…
How Dalung’s Pranawa Swaram Built a Youth Gamelan Studio
Founded from a private Selonding gamelan in 2020, Sanggar Seni Pranawa Swaram in Dalung has grown into a youth-focused arts studio.
ROOTS exhibition revisited Walter Spies’ century in Bali
A 2025 exhibition at ARMA Museum in Ubud marked a century since Walter Spies arrived in Bali, using contemporary art, film and Balinese collaborations…
Kertha Gosa’s historic court hall and paintings need ongoing conservation
Kertha Gosa in Semarapura, once a royal court hall, is now a major cultural tourism site whose historic pavilion and Kamasan-style ceiling paintings a…
Scott Merrillees traces Bali photography in 447 images
Scott Merrillees’ 350-page book follows Bali’s photographic history from 1865 to 1939 through 447 images, with a focus on the photographers, studios a…
Indra Lesmana’s nine-part ‘Swara Apurva’ premieres at Nusa Dua resort
Indonesian music maestro Indra Lesmana and The Apurva Kempinski Bali have launched Swara Apurva, a nine-composition project inspired by the Dewata Naw…
Radit Mahindro’s ‘Paras’ Maps a Century of Bali Hospitality Design
Indonesian hotel consultant and writer Radit Mahindro’s book ‘Paras’ charts a century of hospitality and hotel architecture in Bali, from the arrival…
Dalung Christian Churches Blend Balinese Design and Worship Forms
Christian churches in Dalung, Badung, are using Balinese gateways, roofing, stonework and worship traditions, according to a Ministry of Religious Aff…
Balinese “ghost stories” behind Halloween: lost souls, leyak and kerauhan
Three Balinese narratives often presented as “ghost stories” for Halloween – the lost soul, the sorcerer figure leyak and the trance state kerauhan –…
Candi Teballinggah and Lontar: Two Forms of Bali’s Memory
A cliff-cut sanctuary in the Pakerisan River valley and palm-leaf manuscripts preserve different strands of Bali’s cultural memory.
SAKA Museum in Bali opens daily with design by two firms
SAKA Museum at AYANA Bali is now open daily, with architecture by Mitsubishi Jisho Design and interiors by Napp Studio. The museum’s concept draws on…