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From housing the Philippines’ lawmakers and solons to surviving the war, the National Museum of Fine Arts has stood the test of time. Now it’s open for all to explore—for free.
To students around U-Belt, tourists visiting Rizal Park and Intramuros, and locals traversing Padre Burgos Avenue, the National Museum of Fine Arts is a familiar sight. Designed by American architect Ralph Harrington Doane with Antonio Mañalac Toledo, the grand neoclassical ...
A cinematic experience at the National Museum.
Gone are the days when paying tribute to our artistic roots means opening a new museum or setting up exhibits for the public. Today, there are many innovative ways to promote and celebrate our culture, and often technology has a big role ...
Researches suggest it's not impossible for someone to have a lookalike out there.
The TikTok post of Veronica Balayo showing herself next to the vintage portrait of a woman who bears a striking resemblance to her is going viral on social media. The snap was taken at the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) during ...
Previously thought to have been lost during the Battle of Manila, Mariano Benlliure's fabled bronze Luna bust was recently turned over to the National Museum.
Long has it been since the public last saw Mariano Benlliure's prized "Bust of Juan Luna y Novicio." Too long, really. Seventy-eight years, to be exact. The Spanish sculptor wound up creating one of the more intimate portraits of arguably ...
The brains belonged to indigenous Filipinos who were brought to the U.S. for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair as part of its human zoo.
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington are reportedly working together to bring home the Filipino remains stored in the latter's controversial "Racial Brains Collection," the Department of Foreign Affairs ...
The boulders are a haunting reminder that the Mayon Volcano can also be more terrible and devastating.
When you visit the National Museum of Natural History in Manila, you will be welcomed by a set of dark boulders, the largest of which weighs 60 tons. The imposing monuments are actually boulders spewed out by Mayon Volcano during its most ...
Booking a private event at a state museum is much more common than we realize.
The National Museum of Natural History was closed down last Saturday, March 4th, because of the wedding of society figure Dominique Cojuangco, only daughter of Antonio "Tonyboy" Cojuangco and Gretchen Barretto, and businessman Michael Hearn. It sparked quite the conversation on social ...
Decades (maybe even centuries) in the making, this exhibit shows us how the National Artist's neo-colonial cinema has come full circle.
For all the years we've known Kidlat Tahimik-man with the cool moniker, carrying a rattan vintage film camera, rocking a bahag, and sporting flowy gray hair-he's undoubtedly the quintessential proponent of the Filipino identity. His name crackles around ...
An icon of brutalist architecture in the Philippines.
Often cited as National Artist for Architecture Leandro V. Locsin's magnum opus, the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City is one of the most celebrated buildings of its time. Its bare concrete, distinctive design gestures, and structural balance have ...
Courtesy of the Judge Guillermo B. Guevara Foundation.
Last week, the National Museum of the Philippines formally accepted four Fernando C. Amorsolo pieces from the Judge Guillermo B. Guevara Foundation, Inc. The donation coincides with Amorsolo's 50th anniversary of being proclaimed as the country's first National Artist.These ...
Meet the 17th president of the Philippines.
During his inauguration speech at the National Museum, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. laid out his plans on key issues, including public health, education, and agriculture, among others. His 25-minute talk also referenced his father (former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.), the ...
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