In celebration of the Museums and Galleries Month, the National Museum of the Philippines – Ilocos Region shall conduct a free onsite half-day activity on “Panagaramid ti Tinubong: Lecture and Demonstration” on 10 October 2022 (Monday) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 nn at Ilocos Regional Museum Complex, Vigan City.

Tinubong, a coconut milk-laced rice cake in bamboo tube, is a traditional kakanin in the province of Ilocos Sur that is similar to the tupig of Ilocos Norte, and Pangasinan. It is made of sticky rice and grated coconut, and is “intubong” (placed) in a bamboo/bolo before it is cooked over a pugon (kiln) or charcoal.

This activity aims to promote the heritage and tradition in Ilocos on tinubong making as a viable strategy for women empowerment and participation in development. It primarily aims to strengthen our gender mainstreaming efforts consistent with the mandate of the NMP Gender and Development Focal Point System on gender equality, women empowerment, and continuous support to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Felicitas “Nana Ising” Ceria Unciano shall serve as our resource person. Try-outs on tinubong making by the participants shall also be conducted.

LIMTED SLOTS ONLY!

For registration and inquiries, please contact Ms. Frolaine Aprilyn D. Dannang, Information Officer III, at 09355819408 or message us through our Facebook page at National Museum Ilocos Region.

SUBMERGED HISTORY. In celebration of Museums and Galleries Month, the #NationalMuseumPH Marinduque-Romblon Area and Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Division (MUCHD) invite you to a free webinar entitled “A Vessel to History of Marinduque Ceramics” on October 10, 2022 (Monday), 9AM-12PM via Zoom Meeting.

The webinar aims to promote awareness and appreciation of Marinduque shipwrecks and their significance to the maritime and underwater cultural heritage of our country.

Despite being the smallest province in MIMAROPA region, Marinduque possesses a rich and unique cultural heritage. The province also played a significant role in the history of archaeology and the early maritime trade of the country. Early explorations of the island in the early 20^th century resulted in the discovery of pottery and tradeware ceramics, wooden boat coffins, and shell bracelets along with other artifacts in many caves. In 1981, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) conducted an underwater archaeological excavation in Gasan town that recovered more than 1,200 artifacts comprising ceramics, iron objects, and wood remains that may have been on board a Chinese merchant vessel. In 2013, another underwater archaeological excavation was organized by the NMP in Laylay, Boac, where the team found a possible late 18th century CE shipwreck. 

Andrea Natasha Kintanar of the University of the Philippines Archaeological Studies Program will talk about the “Ceramics Found in the Philippines”, while Bobby C. Orillaneda, an archaeologist and OIC of MUCHD will discuss “The Marinduque Shipwrecks and its Context in 16^th Century Philippines”.

Zoom participants can pre-register at this link: https://bit.ly/3dyYfcQ Those who can’t join in Zoom can watch the webinar simultaneously at the National Museum Marinduque-Romblon Facebook page. For inquiries, please call (042) 332-0507 or 0919-077-9858 or email us at nm.mramso@gmail.com or marinduqueromblon@nationalmuseum.gov.ph
View the “Submerged History: The Marinduque Shipwrecks” exhibition from Tuesday to Sunday, 9AM to 4PM. The museum is located at Brgy. Malusak, Boac.

A group of remarkable experts. Enter Lyqa Maravilla, Kristoffer Pasion, and Xiao Chua. Here to share their knowledge on education, history, and art and their relation to their content-making process.

All JHS and SHS teachers in Manila are welcome to join the Vloggers Round Table: Teaching History, Culture, and Arts in the Post-Pandemic Era this October 10, Monday, from 2PM to 4PM at the Osmeña Hall, 2nd Floor, National Museum of Fine Arts.

Register now at: https://bit.ly/vloggersrt or scan the QR code above!

Celebrate the Museums and Galleries Month (MGM) with us at the #NationalMuseumPH!

As part of the activities for MGM, the National Museum of the Philippines will hold a free film screening of “K’na the Dreamweaver” at Gallery 1 of the National Museum of Anthropology from October 11 to 14, 2022.  Gallery tour at the Manlilikha ng Bayan Hall and Lumad Mindanao Gallery and a Director’s Talk with Ms. Ida Anita del Mundo, director and writer of “K’na the Dreamweaver,” will follow the film screening to provide the audience with knowledge on T’boli material culture and traditions.

This celebration, with the theme “Embracing Uncertainty: Showcasing Solidarity, Hope and Recovery,” is also made more significant as it coincides with the National Indigenous Peoples Month, also observed in the same month by virtue of Proclamation No. 1906, series of 2009.

The film screening and its corollary activities underscore the importance of safeguarding the rich cultural heritage and traditional knowledge systems of the different ethnolinguistic groups in the country to the present generation. They also aim to spread awareness and allow the audience to expand their knowledge about the life, traditions, and experiences of the different cultural communities.

The film screening and Director’s Talk are part of the NMP Visual Anthropology Program and made possible in partnership with the NMP Gender and Development Focal Point System.

Invitation to “Artist Talk | Culture through Fashion, Arts, and Design” featuring Michael Leyva

In celebration of the Museums and Galleries Month 2022 with the theme “Embracing Uncertainty: Showcasing Solidarity, Hope, and Recovery”, the National Museum of the Philippine through the Museum Services Division’s Education and Training Services Section invites everyone to an activity entitled “Artist Talk | Culture through Fashion, Arts, and Design”. This Artist Talk program will feature the story of Michael Leyva, a well-known Filipino designer who is celebrating his 10th year anniversary in the industry of fashion at the National Museum of Natural History, Manila this October 2022.

The talk will highlight Michael Leyva’s work, journey to success, inspirations, influences, and challenges met in the fashion industry. Through the discussion, he will underscore how Filipino style and culture is incorporated in his works amidst the global influence and domination from the western world or fashion.

This program aims to increase the knowledge and skills of the participants in the work or process of showing Philippine culture embedded in style, textile, and thread. Furthermore, to promote collaborations with the weaving communities all over the country.

The activity will be on October 11, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Osmeña Hall, 2nd Floor of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Manila. 

Kindly register thru this link bit.ly/Artist-Talk2022

An e-mail confirmation will be sent to the registered email address of the confirmed participants. 

For more information, contact the Museum Services Division, Education and Training Services Section at educationandtraining@nationalmuseum.gov.ph or through (+632) 8298-1100 loc. 2008.

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Text by: Geneva Oaferina / MSD

The educational heritage tours are prioritized as the flagship project of the NMP- Cordillera for the 2^nd 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.