Museum Le Mayeur

Unclaimed

Sometimes going to museum not just about being able to enjoy the art or historic pieces exhibited. Its more to honoring the person that has created or collecting & preserved them. Paying some fee in hope could help them maintain the place, a form of thank you for preserving the place. The place was dusty, poor lighted in some part, not much was exhibited as some reviewer stated. There were 1 painting that has 2 lights lighting directly to it, making one difficult to see the details. But walking around intrigues me. The urge to paint in him must be so huge to bear. He used rice sacks (bagor), hardboard and plywood for canvas. The stroke sketched was full of confidence, showing his passion and love.

Stunning garden and enjoyable areas to sit and imagine how it was in the past during Le Mayeur and Ni Pollok's days. Unfortunately, the collection is not as well maintained as the garden is. Even the replicas looked neglected. I got the chance to see Le Mayeur's well preserved original work in another museum in Bali, hence the ones presented here are pale comparison. The challenge of running a museum by the beach, weathered the tropical humidity, with limited budget. Still, I enjoyed looking at the architecture and the furniture. Heartbroken seeing a large tree being chopped down for the root disrupted the concrete path outside. We agreed that the tree must be older that this museum. Exploring the areas and wishing there are more stories presented here to elaborate the art, the lives, and how the museum survive to what it is now. We spent about half an hour sitting in the verandah and chatting with another tourists who mused about his previous visit to this establishment some two decades ago and meeting a painter who was able to copy Le Mayeur's art to the details. None of that exists now. I didn't even notice any shops or merchandise on diplay. Yet, I am sure they are doing their best.