As we celebrate International Museum Day on May 18, 2022 and in our quest to do better in our public service and widen opportunities for as many people as possible to access our museums, we are proud to announce that, starting tomorrow on #IMD2022, the National Museum of the Philippines in our central complex in Manila will EXTEND its visiting hours to 6 PM daily.

The #NationalMuseumPH opens a special exhibition on the works of National Artist for Painting Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (1892-1972). Inside the Museum Foundation of the Philippines Hall (Gallery X) at the National Museum of Fine Arts is a special exhibition, “Remembering Fernando Amorsolo on his 50th death anniversary.”

As we draw to a close the celebration of #NationalWomenMonth2022, we are sharing the highlights of the #NationalMuseumPH lecture She Digs: Women in Archaeology, held online yesterday, March 29, 2022. The presentations, which aimed to highlight and discuss the contributions, involvement, and visibility of women of and in archaeology, were delivered by four competent archaeologists from the Archaeological Studies Program of the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UP-ASP).

For the first time, we have a film on the early 19th century Ilocos uprising that has been popularly named as the Basi Revolt, and – its narrative is told utilizing images depicting the historic event that are found in the series of 14 oil paintings that have been attributed to Esteban Villanueva for two centuries now.

Following the recent announcement of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF) placing the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 until April 30, 2022, the National Museum Complex in Manila shall still accept walk-in visitors; advance booking through https://reservation.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/ shall only be required for groups of 20-30 persons.

The exhibit was opened to the public on February 14. Santa Barbara LGU officials led by Mayor Rema Somo, together with representatives from the Departments of Education and Tourism, the academe, and cultural workers from Iloilo, graced the opening ceremonies.