Gedong Arca Museum, Archaeological museum in Tampak Siring Village, Gianyar, Indonesia.
Gedong Arca Museum is an archaeological site in Tampak Siring housing approximately 3000 artifacts across different periods. The collection occupies three buildings: the Administration Building, the Arca Building, and the Archaeological Rescue Hall.
The museum grew from a collection begun in 1950 by the Jawatan Purbakala. In 1958–1959 R.P. Soejono started building thatched-roof structures in Bedulu to store sarcophagi found in the field. Under M.M. Soekarto K. Atmojo the complex gained walls, a candi bentar gate and exhibition halls, and it opened officially on 14 September 1974.
The museum's name comes from gedong, the Balinese word for the four exhibition halls in the middle courtyard, and arca, meaning statue. In the outer courtyard stands a wantilan, a pavilion used for meetings, and the layout follows the three-part plan of a Balinese temple: jaba sisi, jaba tengah and jeroan.
The museum lies on the road toward Tampaksiring, between Pejeng and Bedulu villages, about 400 m south of Pura Penataran Sasih. Its grounds follow the three-courtyard plan of a Balinese temple: an outer yard with a wantilan meeting hall, a middle yard with five exhibition buildings, and an inner yard with eight protective shelters. Visitors move between these yards on foot.
The museum's grounds are laid out on the three-courtyard plan of a Balinese temple: jaba sisi outside, jaba tengah in the middle and jeroan at the back. The outer court holds a wantilan meeting hall, the middle court five exhibition buildings, and the inner court eight protective shelters for sarcophagi.
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