NMP LAUNCHES RIZAL DIGITAL EXHIBITION!
As we commemorate the 𝟏𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐦, the National Museum of the Philippines is launching the first of the three major themes of the 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!
The first thematic focus, 𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳, entitled “𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲” is now accessible at rizal.nationalmuseum.gov.ph. It features the 21 Philippine objects Rizal donated in 1888 to the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin (formerly the Berlin Museum of Ethnology).
𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵, meanwhile, will present artworks by and about Rizal from the National Fine Arts Collection of the NMP, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and select private collections, and will be accessible on 𝟏𝟗 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, in celebration of his 165th birth anniversary.
Further, 𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰 will feature personal paraphernalia enshrined at the Museo ni José Rizal in Calamba, Dapitan, and Fort Santiago, together with his original manuscripts preserved at the National Library of the Philippines, and will go live on 𝟑𝟎 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, marking the 130th anniversary of his death.
In addition to these three major themes, the exhibition also features 𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳, which includes a biography of the people who shaped his intellectual development and later became his mentors, compatriots, and brothers in the Propaganda Movement. On the other hand, the 𝘙𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 highlights his time in Berlin and his achievements from February 1886 to May 1887, a pivotal period in his life.
This digital exhibition was made possible through the support of the Office of Senator Loren Legarda; in partnership with the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Berlin, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the National Library of the Philippines, and Sentro Rizal of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
Join us as we explore Rizal’s lesser-known pursuits and passions—his artistic talent, literary imagination, and ethnographic sensibilities—and keep his legacy alive in the hearts and minds of Filipinos for generations to come.
