SAVE THE DATE – October 4. A new exhibit is up in your National Museum – Eastern Northern Mindanao!
We are excited to finally open to the public this new exhibition entitled, “Panapton sa Lumad: Mga Arte ug Kailhanan (Lumad Textiles: Artistry and Identity)”, featuring the shared textiles and ornaments between and among the cultural communities in Mindanao, specifically that of the Lumad groups. Included in the exhibition are abaca fibers and natural dyes, backstrap/tension looms, tie-dyed woven abaca fibers, and commercially available cotton cloth intricately decorated with embroidery, colorful glass beads, shells, and applique.
This exhibition is the 5th regional gallery of the Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Program, in partnership with the Office of the Senator Loren Legarda and the GAMABA Executive Council of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
Want to meet the Meg? The Otodus Megalodon is considered as the largest shark that ever lived in the world’s oceans. The earliest fossils date to 20 million years ago. The species went extinct and disappeared from the fossil record about 2.6 million years ago.
On display at the National Museum Bohol is the fossil tooth found by Christian Gio Bangalao in Jandig, Maribojoc, Bohol. To satisfy your curiosity, come and visit the Natural History Gallery on October 4, 2022 from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm. There are other flora and fauna species that can only be found in the island province of Bohol! Behold Bohol!
Do you know that the Father of Modern Philippine Architecture is a native of Bohol? He’s no other than Napoleon V. Abueva, from Duero, Bohol and the youngest National Artist awardee at 46 years old. The National Museum Bohol is proud to showcase Abueva’s works of art in the exhibition entitled “PAGPAULI: A Homecoming Exhibition of Bohol’s National Artist for Sculpture”.
As we observe Museums & Galleries Month this October, we are excited to share to you Abueva’s life and masterpieces on our Dedicated Tour on October 6 at 3:00pm to 5:00pm. What are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate and know the story and art of Bohol’s pride and only National Artist.
The educational heritage tours are prioritized as the flagship project of the NMP- Cordillera for the 2nd semester of 2022. The activity is intended for Grades 4 up to 12. The activity aims to engage school teachers in stimulating the interest of the students in Philippine art and history and built heritage studies and natural history. The educational heritage tour on October 11, 2022 is intended for teachers. The next tour on October 13 is for young school children.
During the one-day educational tour, the NM Cordillera staff, CTPILS staff from IFSU and other community collaborators such as the Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement (SITMo) shall provide participants with lectures and film shows highlighting the natural and cultural history of Ifugao, cultural heritage and development and indigenous knowledge, skills and practices through nature walk,rock painting, indigenous games and weaving demonstrations. Gallery tours and interactive activities shall be provided to the participants.
The tours are designed to become a regular educational program for both school children and teachers and to expand the museum educational component by tapping the public schools nearby as partners for promoting the museum as an educational, cultural and research center. This is to reach out to the community and make the museum more accessible and relevant to the public through activities that are both fun and educational.
On April 30, 3022, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed among the National Museum of the Philippines, National Cheng Chi University, Ifugao State University and the Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement for the conduct of these educational heritage tours. The source of fund shall be the Center of Taiwan-Philippines Indigenous Knowledge, Local Knowledge and Sustainable Studies which is based at the Ifugao State University.
To all aspiring content creators, this is your chance to join the first Instawalk Tour at the National Museum of the Philippines entitled “Special Interactive Tour for Content Creators”.
This activity is open for at least Senior High School and College museum enthusiasts who aspire to become content creators in social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, You Tube, Twitter and Tiktok.
The National Museum of Fine Arts will hold the activity at 10:00 AM. Slots will be limited to a maximum of 15 participants. Interested participants may register on this link. https://forms.gle/ito491LkBRFSzaTP8 The mechanics will be provided upon registration. For more information, please call local (+632) 8298-1100 loc. 1016 and look for Lilian M. Pasion.
The museum will close the registration upon reaching the target participants.
For regional museums, please check their official Facebook page for details.
This Museums and Galleries Month, your National Museum in Bicol will conduct an onsite event on 2022 October 6, entitled, Heritage Connect: Exclusive Gallery Access—Rafflesia baletei with some selected students from Malabog National High School.
This exclusive event will provide an opportunity for the participants to appreciate our natural history through the replica of a Rafflesia baletei in full bloom, which is a rare sight. There will be a short talk about this natural history specimen and an exclusive guided tour will come after.
The Rafflesia baletei is endemic to Bicol and was first collected in 1991 by Bicolano mammologist Danilo S. Balete in Mt. Isarog. This is considered as one of the smallest species of the world’s largest flower-Rafflesia.
