The Blanco Renaissance Museum occupies the flamboyant former home of Antonio Blanco (1912–1999), a Spanish-Filipino artist who settled in Ubud in the 1950s and stayed for the rest of his life, becoming a celebrated and slightly theatrical local character. His house — part gallery, part architectural folly, stuffed with his art, his letters, his memorabilia, and his birds — sits on a steep hillside above the Campuhan river.
The art itself consists mainly of decorative erotic works inspired by Balinese dance and femininity — technically accomplished and unapologetically self-promotional. But the real attraction is the house and its setting: steep tropical gardens, a gallery of exotic birds, and spectacular views across the river gorge. Blanco cultivated mystique and the museum maintains it. Entry fee; the exhibits are in good condition and the building is genuinely unusual.