The National Museum of the Philippines and Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. launched the Elizabeth Y. Gokongwei Ethnographic Stoneware Resource Center There are numerous ways one can learn the Philippines’ rich history. There is the Filipinos’ hand-looming and weaving tradition, where...
On June 30, 2022, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will have been the fourth Philippine president to be inaugurated at the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) in Ermita, Manila. The previous three presidents to take their oath there were President Manuel Quezon in 1935, President Jose Laurel in...
DAVAO CITY – The five-story national museum worth P200 million in Davao City will open in December 2022, Museo Dabawenyo head Winne Rose G. Bulig said on Monday. Bulig said in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that the structure inspired by durian, Mindanao’s iconic fruit,...
The National Museum of the Philippines has turned over the reconstructed parish church to the Diocese of Tagbilaran On Oct. 15, 2013, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and its neighboring islands causing major damage to many centuries-old heritage structures in the area, one of which is the...
They say you’ve never seen Bohol if you haven't visited the Chocolate Hills, sighted the endangered tarsiers, dipped on its pristine beaches, dined on the floating restaurant on Loboc river, witnessed the swarm of fireflies at Abatan river, and prayed in one of its centuries-old churches. But...
The National Museum of the Philippines is hosting the ASEAN Museum Congress 2021, an online international conference of museum professionals and heritage stakeholders, from Oct. 26 to 28, 2021. With the theme, “Museum Interpretation in Times of Disaster: Museum Education, Exhibitions and Public...
Its iconic building is set for decommissioning Where a galaxy closes, another universe opens. Well, it is not to be taken literally in the case of the National Planetarium. On Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) announced the temporary closure of the National...
When a horrifying 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Bohol on October 15, 2013, the province’s centuries-old heritage churches collapsed, including one of the oldest and largest in the town of Loon — the Nuestra Señora de la Luz parish or Simbahan ng Birhen sa Kasilak (The Church of Our Lady of...
A special edition for these extraordinary times Art in the Park Online returns on July 25 to Aug. 1, 2021 for an anniversary special edition. The eight-day online fair will feature over 10,000 artworks from 62 galleries, four special exhibits, and a variety of special online activities. Art in the...
Here are the things you need to know before visiting National Museum of the Philippines After the postponed reopening last March, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) is welcoming Filipinos again starting today, June 19, 2021, on Dr. Jose Rizal's 160th birth anniversary. And this time, it's...
