NMP PREVIEWS UPCOMING MUSEUM IN BALER

Last 8 July 2025, the National Museum of the Philippines offered a special preview of its newest regional component museum in Baler, Aurora.

Among those who attended the preview were Ambassador Miguel Utray Delgado of Spain, Chairman Regalado Trota Jose, Jr. of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Director Cesar Gilbert Q. Adriano of the National Library of the Philippines, and Mayor Rhett Ronan Angara of the Municipality of Baler.

In his message that gave an overview of the museum, Director-General Jeremy Barns emphasized the NMP’s vision for NMP Baler to become a tribute not only to Aurora’s rich cultural and natural heritage but also to the enduring friendship between the Philippines and Spain. He also encouraged guests from various institutions to support and cultivate NMP Baler as a space of meaningful encounters between people’s histories and ideas. 

The Director-General also expressed his gratitude to the late Senator Edgardo Angara and former Senator and now Education Secretary Sonny Angara for championing the establishment of NMP’s presence in Baler.

The special preview, held in conjunction with the 23rd Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day, also featured the pop-up exhibition “Encuentros: Tracing Philippine-Spanish Connections”, which featured carefully curated objects from our national collections. 

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