As we draw to a close the celebration of #NationalWomenMonth2022, we are sharing the highlights of the #NationalMuseumPH lecture She Digs: Women in Archaeology, held online yesterday, March 29, 2022. The presentations, which aimed to highlight and discuss the contributions, involvement, and visibility of women of and in archaeology, were delivered by four competent archaeologists from the Archaeological Studies Program of the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UP-ASP).

For the first time, we have a film on the early 19th century Ilocos uprising that has been popularly named as the Basi Revolt, and – its narrative is told utilizing images depicting the historic event that are found in the series of 14 oil paintings that have been attributed to Esteban Villanueva for two centuries now.

Following the recent announcement of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF) placing the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 until April 30, 2022, the National Museum Complex in Manila shall still accept walk-in visitors; advance booking through https://reservation.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/ shall only be required for groups of 20-30 persons.