In celebration of the Museum and Galleries Month 2022, the National Museum of the Philippines will be conducting a Special Guided Tour and Storytelling Activity for the museum visitors of the Central Museum Complex.

The Special Guided Tour will be held simultaneously in the National Museum of Fine Arts and National Museum of Natural History on October 1, 2, 8, and 9 (Saturday and Sunday) at 10:00 AM, while the Storytelling activity will be held at 2:00 PM on the same dates but for the National Museum of Fine Arts only.

For those who are interested, please come early before the start of the tour and look for our frontline staff for registration as slots will be limited to 25 persons only.

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Learn how taxidermy is used in scientific studies and museums!

This Museums and Galleries Month, your National Museum in Bicol invites everyone to join its webinar entitled, Process Exposed: Learn the Art of Taxidermy, on 2022 October 12, 1:00-3:30 PM, via Zoom. Pre-register here: bit.ly/3Sqnq0j. 

Grab this chance to learn from the taxidermy experts from National Museum of the Philippines and discover how this process is used to preserve our natural history, including animals. 

For more details, please get in touch with Ms. Pauline Jane M. Gumabao, Museum Researcher II, through bicol@nationalmuseum.gov.ph or 0932 409 8881.

HAVE YOU HEARD STORIES ABOUT THE ABUNDANCE OF GOLD IN ANCIENT BUTUAN AND SURIGAO? Do you know that these are not folktales but are indeed true and evidence-based?

LET’S DIG MORE INTO THAT. In celebration of the Museums and Galleries Month (MGM) 2022, your #NationalMuseumPH in #Butuan is hosting a FREE WEBINAR entitled, “Bulawan: Archaeological and Historical Accounts of the Pre-Colonial Gold of Butuan and Surigao” on October 13, 2022, Thursday, 9am-12nn PH time, via Zoom and Facebook Live. 

Gold, or “bulawan” in the local language, was abundant in the Eastern Northern #Mindanao region as evidenced by the golden artifacts recovered from the vicinities of Butuan and Surigao.  Archaeologist Wilfredo P. Ronquillo said that “gold may have been one of the main reasons for the large proto-historic population here in Butuan. That it was available in fairly large quantities is shown by the recent gold finds. Present-day gold panners in Butuan are finding seemingly unlimited quantities of gold- both worked and unworked. 

Various proofs of gold items displayed the glory of Butuan’s gold industry: the Agusan Image, the various items at Central Bank’s pre-Hispanic gold collections (which, together with the Surigao del Sur finds, comprise 70% of the Central Bank collections, according to Ramon Villegas, a top-notch jeweler, and historian), and those of private collectors. 

Furthermore, according to historian and museum curator Florina Capistrano-Baker, the areas that yielded some of the most important gold finds in the country, whether through illegal treasure hunting or legal archaeological diggings, were #Agusan del Norte and #Surigao del Sur. Associated grave goods recovered from these sites included many 10^th to 12^th-century South China wares and some 13^th to 14^th-century Chinese blue-and-white wares. 

And, more interesting information during the webinar. So, don’t miss joining us!

This three-hour webinar event is organized by the Office of the Director of Mindanao National Museums in partnership with the NMP Archaeology Division.

Zoom slots are limited. Pre-register through this link: https://bit.ly/bulawanNMP.

Should you have queries about the activity, contact us at nationalmuseumbutuan@gmail.com or call/text us at 09190779854.

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The month of #October is annually celebrated in the #Philippines as #MGM under Presidential Proclamation No. 798, s. 1991 to highlight the importance of national consciousness and pride in our rich Filipino culture and heritage, and conserving and promoting the nation’s historical and cultural heritage. This year’s MGM celebration’s theme is, “Embracing Uncertainty: Showcasing Solidarity, Hope, and Recovery”,

In celebration of the Museums and Galleries Month (MGM) 2022, your #NationalMuseumPH in #Butuan is hosting a FREE WEBINAR entitled, “Paghinumdom: Retrospection of the Hindu-Buddhist Cultural Influences Based on Tangible Finds in the Caraga Region” on October 14, 2022, Friday, 9am-12nn PH time, via Zoom and Facebook Live. 

“Paghinumdom” is a Bisaya term for retrospection or reminiscing as the webinar activity

intends to look back on the pre-colonial past of the region, zooming in on the Hindu-Buddhist cultural influences.

The early Spanish chroniclers and missionaries wrote of finding strange objects of veneration strewn in the thick woods and grassy fields, of “copper statues of the Buddha.” The overlay of Islamic and Christian teachings and iconography from the Middle East and Europe have over time, attenuated whatever little was known of that ancient past. A good number of Hindu-Buddhist finds in the region were the Golden Image of Agusan and the fabulous gold collections at the Ayala Museum and the Central Bank collection at the Metropolitan Museum, including the Surigao Treasure.

One of the areas of interest in Philippine History that is steadily gaining much attention is the pre-colonial period. People find this awareness, especially on social media where people are asking questions about what life was like before the Spanish entry. It looks back to our cultural roots, but this is also among the most contentious subjects, if not the least understood. 

And, more interesting information about our pre-colonial heritage during the webinar. 

This two-hour online event is organized by the Office of the Director of Mindanao National Museums in partnership with the NMP Archaeology Division.

Zoom slots are limited. Pre-register through this link: https://bit.ly/paghinumdom1014.

Should you have queries about the activity, contact us at nationalmuseumbutuan@gmail.com or call/text us at 09190779854.

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The month of #October is annually celebrated in the #Philippines as #MGM under Presidential Proclamation No. 798, s. 1991 to highlight the importance of national consciousness and pride in our rich Filipino culture and heritage, and conserving and promoting the nation’s historical and cultural heritage. This year’s MGM celebration’s theme is, “Embracing Uncertainty: Showcasing Solidarity, Hope, and Recovery.”