Date: May 18, 2022

Even in this time of the new normal, the #NationalMuseumPH remains in service to the public through its offering of different educational programs/activities from its central office and regional museums nationwide. This year, as the NMP participates in the celebration of the International Museum Day, the Museum Services Division invites the public to its Seminar on Museum Practices program with the theme “Building Resilience Towards NMP’s Collections And Heritage Management: Exhibition, Curation, Preservation & Digitization”.

The Seminar on Museum Practices is a regular program of NMP that was conceptualized to uphold transparency on the museum’s various programs and efforts in achieving its goals.  It intends to create venue for curators, researchers, conservators, and other museum workers to report to the public their recent and ongoing programs and projects participation to various local and international trainings and conferences in various fields of museum work. These include research, conservation, exhibition, museum management, and public programs.

The seminar is a half-day (3 – hour) series of lectures that will feature NMP staff from the central and regional museums. Ms. Honey P. Beso of the NMP Western Visayas Regional Museum, and Ms. Malot Ingel of NMP Ilocos Regional Museum Complex will present about their three-week CollAsia training course on “Planning New Exhibitions: Conservation, Communication, Community” that was held at the Lao National Museum in Vientiane, Laos.   There will also be a presentation on the “Challenges and Opportunities in Conveying Underwater Cultural Heritage During the Pandemic” that will be discussed by Mr. Nero Austero from the Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Division.

The activity will be on May 18, 2022, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will be open to the public for free which can be attended through Zoom Meeting and Facebook Live. It can also be attended onsite but on a limited capacity at the Auditorium, Ground Floor, National Museum of Fine Arts, Padre Burgos Ave., Manila. Kindly register thru the link https://bit.ly/SOMP2022

Please register early as we have limited slots for the onsite participants. An e-mail confirmation with the Zoom link will be sent to the registered e-mail address of the confirmed participants.

For more information, contact the National Museum of the Philippines’ Museum Services Division, Education and Training Services Section at educationandtraining@nationalmuseum.gov.ph

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Workshops on paper mosaic and bookmark-making featuring the National Ethnographic Collection at the National Museum of Anthropology

May 19-20, 2022

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  May 7 – Bookmark making poster A

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  May 7 – Bookmark making poster B (1)

The National Museum of the Philippines-Cordillera Regional Museum in Kiangan, Ifugao, in collaboration with the NMP Gender and Development Focal Point System (GAD-FPS) and Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement (SITMo), will be conducting a lecture-demonstration on Ifugao textile and basket weaving on May 19 and 20, 2022 at the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPED) Center at Poblacion, Kiangan, Ifugao.

The event will feature members of the Kiyyangan Weavers Association, who will share how they learned the craft and how they were eventually empowered through weaving. This is in line with the  aim to highlight the role of women in safeguarding and transmitting intangible cultural heritage, particularly Ifugao textile and basket weaving traditions. Mr. Marlon M. Martin, the Chief Operations Officer of SITMo, will moreover impart related experiences from his decades-long involvement at the forefront of Ifugao and Cordillera heritage advocacies.

Also to be conducted as a workshop, this activity will enlist the participation of the community’s youth to encourage and inspire young learners, researchers, and culture enthusiasts on Ifugao weaving not only to appreciate the rich culture that the crafts reflect, but more so to actively engage in the efforts to safeguard such heritage and ensure their preservation.

The two-day activity is also your #NationalMuseumPH Cordillera’s way of promoting women weavers in the Cordillera who were not spared from the financial crisis and other setbacks brought about by the pandemic. Sustaining the quality of their work up to the present amidst different challenges, the women’s craft greatly contributes to the continued appreciation especially of the woven textiles’ cultural significance among the Ifugao, as well as their relevance to Cordillera and Filipino cultural identities. Remarkably, the Ifugao weavers’ products have also been acknowledged by international textile enthusiasts for their exceptional artisanship.

The lectures and demonstrations will be conducted for free.

For more information, kindly call 09568721928 (globe) or 09190779853 (smart). You may also e-mail NM Cordillera at nm_kianganbranch@yahoo.com

In celebration of our cultural and natural heritage this May, join our free webinar entitled “Natural
Heritage in Focus: Biodiversity, Conservation, and Protection” on 20 May 2022, 9:00 AM –
12:00NN via email Zoom, and Facebook.
Let’s rediscover the wonders of our three UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization) World Heritage Sites in the Philippines: the Mt. Hamiguitan Range
Wildlife Sanctuary, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, and Puerto Princesa Subterranean River
National Park.
Our distinguished speakers will discuss the newly discovered species of flora and fauna on our
World Heritage Sites. Learn how our park managers/researchers developed conservation and
protection plans to safeguard our natural heritage sites for the benefit of future generations.
Reserve your slot and pre-register by barcode in the poster or click this
link https://bit.ly/3vJOpeF
For updates on our other heritage-related programs and activities for this whole month, visit our
page: www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/national-heritage-month

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The #NationalMuseumPH is bringing back STORY STONES FOR KIDS.  This year’s art workshop is part of the NMP’s National Heritage Month celebration with the theme #PamanangLokal Binhi ng Kulturang Pilipino.

We are inviting kids (5-12 y/o) to join our rock painting and storytelling workshop happening on May 21, 2022 (Saturday) from 9am-3pm. The event will be held via Zoom Meetings so we welcome participants wherever they are in the world.

This workshop will present the artistic use of story stones as a vital tool for kids to develop creative expression and communication skills in a fun and educational way. Art and storytelling activities helps nurture a sound mental health not only for kids but for all ages as well. Part of this workshop is a brief and enjoyable discussion by our geologist, featuring the natural heritage sites and geologic wonders of the country.

All interested participants are required to pre-register at https://forms.gle/nVFqaX3mx6ckcNWc6 . Please register early as we have limited slots for the workshop.

An e-mail confirmation with the Zoom link and art workshop guidelines will be sent to your registered e-mail address. We encourage parents/guardians to be present during the workshop.

We will also be sending a list of the recommended art supplies and materials to be prepared by the participants for the workshop.  For other inquiries, you may e-mail gpd@nationalmuseum.gov.ph