DOT building to be transformed into Museum of Natural History
Pride of PlaceBy Augusto F. Villalon
At long last the Philippines will have a Museum of Natural History.
At long last the Philippines will have a Museum of Natural History.
The Government Service Insurance System and the National Museum has kicked off implementation of a partnership formalized in February and meant to make the GSIS’ historical as well as high-value paintings more accessible to the public.
If the walls of the old Senate Session Hall in the former Legislative Building in Manila could speak, imagine the stories they would tell.
When the first Night of a Thousand was held two years ago, it seemed the effort of many months and forward planning. The truth is, the idea of the benefit dinner was hatched in 60 days.
A Malacañang official has said that a legendary collection of shoes and other possessions left behind by former first lady Imelda Marcos and her dictator husband when they were ousted by a 1986 “people power” revolt have no historical significance, except for some gowns.
More than a month after they were pulled out of an exhibit because of doubts expressed by art experts about their genuiness, paintings allegedly by the late National Artist for the Visuals Arts H.R. Ocampo have not been submitted to the National Museum for forensics test.
The first permanent exhibit of Philippine fabrics is now open at the National Museum and behind it is Sen. Loren Legarda, who has merged her advocacy for the environment with her passion for fashion to put up “Hibla ng Lahing Pilipino: Traditional Philippine Textile Gallery.”
At Madrid’s Barrio de las Letras (Village of Letters) is an unpretentious, two-story, brick townhouse in the typical early-17th-century style. It was purchased by playwright Lope de Vega in 1610 for 9,000 reales (old obsolete currency). The Casa Museo at 11 Cervantes St. is where he lived until his death on Aug. 27, 1635, whereupon [...]
The National Museum will unveil on September 2 four restored paintings by National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco depicting the history of medicine in the Philippines. During Museum Month in October, the National Museum will offer free admission. The restoration will introduce what used to be dingy, faded works unnoticed and unappreciated by tens of thousands [...]
Thieves and art dealers are the usual suspects, but mildew and flashbulbs are just as dangerous for some of the Philippines’ beleaguered cultural treasures.
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