” On Eyewitness site investigative earlier, in early August 2025, the vacant lot where the 2002 Bali bombings occurred—which had been completely closed to all parking and vending activities—was cleared by the Badung Regency government. In early March 2026, initial foundation construction began, involving excavation inside the former Sari Club site and the deployment of machinery and a two-story crane to drive the structural steel pillars. Covering an area of approximately 3,200 square meters, the site is planned to feature a modest museum, a park, and a cafe to commemorate the victims of the 2002 Bali Bombing I. Meanwhile, directly in front of the former Sari Club, the 2002 Bali Bombing I Humanitarian Monument already stands in 2010.”
Construction of the Peace Park Museum Begins at Ground Zero Kuta
After years full of polemics and debates, a mega project at the site of the darkest humanitarian tragedy in Bali has finally officially begun. The construction contract for the Bali Peace Park Museum, located right in front of Ground Zero Kuta, has been signed with a fantastic budget value: reaching IDR 131 billion!
This construction has triggered mixed reactions from the public. On one hand, this project is touted as an educational space for future generations. However, on the other hand, the budget of hundreds of billions of rupiah from an annual budget of hundreds of billions of rupiah from the 2026 APBD (Regional Budget) raises critical questions: Is the urgency of building such a magnificent building appropriate amidst a public economic situation that is not yet fully stable?
Not Just an Ordinary Building, Designed to Have a 2-Floor Basement
The Badung Regency Government, through the Department of Culture, emphasized that this building will become a living monument that combines historical, educational, and modern public space functions.
Luxury Facilities: This museum will later be equipped with exhibition rooms, collection rooms, audio-visual education rooms, meeting rooms, green open spaces.
Tender Completed, Budget Shrinks from Initial Ceiling
Based on official data on the Badung LPSE (Electronic Procurement Service) website, the project named “Belanja Pembangunan Museum Taman Perdamaian Bali” (Bali Peace Park Museum Construction Procurement) initially had a package ceiling value reaching IDR 145.7 billion, with an Owner’s Estimate (HPS) of IDR 133.79 billion.
After undergoing a tender evaluation process participated in by 42 bidders, this large-scale business qualification project was ultimately won by PT Bianglala Bali with a final contract value of around IDR 131 billion.
” The 2002 Bali bombing monument for this has become a powerful reminder symbol for the world. Now, with the addition of a magnificent museum worth hundreds of billions in front of it, will this place truly and purely become a center for world peace, or will it instead blur the sacredness of the Ground Zero reflection space itself?”
