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The works of 19th-century Filipino sculptors, notably Isabelo Tampinco y Lacandola, as well as his contemporaries and artistic successors whose works are distinguished by a strong academic and neo-classical style, including Isabelo’s sons Angel and Vidal, Graciano Nepomuceno, Anastacio Caedo, Florentino Caedo and Guillermo Tolentino. – National Museum of the Philippines Gallery IV: Fundacion Santiago…
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Fernando Amorsolo was born on May 30, 1892 in Paco, Manila to Pedro Amorsolo, a bookkeeper, and his wife Bonifacia Cueto. In 1908, Amorsolo won the second prize for the painting Levendo Periodico at the Bazar Escolta, a competition sponsored by the Asociacion Internacional de Artistas. The following year, Amorsolo enrolled at the Art School…
Juan Luna y Novicio was an Ilocano-Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. Born in the town of Badoc, Ilocos Norte, he was the third among the seven children of Don Joaquin Luna de San Pedro y Posadas and Doña Laureana Novicio y Ancheta. In 1861,…
GALLERY I. Luis I. Ablaza Hall Colonial Philippine religious art of the 17th to 19yh centuries, prominent among which is a retablo from the Church of San Nicolas de Tolentino in Dimiao, Bohol – a National Cultural Treasure – together with a selection of carved religious images (santos), reliefs and paintings. – National Museum of…
We can also see how amazing the biodiversity of the Philippines as preserved species of plants and animals were being stored in the museum. As compared with other countries, it has more endemic species in groups like plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, and butterflies. Our rainforests are home to 102 species of amphibians (82 of which…
The gallery presents information on the origins of the Philippine Islands and the Filipino nation. The exhibition focuses on the four periods of Philippine pre-history: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Metal, and Ceramic Age. The Philippine archipelago was formed about 70 million years ago, the result of millions of years of volcanic and tectonic activities. This came in…
Underwater archaeology deals with the recovery and analysis of ancient objects submerged in water. One fine example of this is the San Diego Wreck Site, discovered at a depth of 170 feet (52 meters) near Fortune Island, Batangas. It contained more than 5,000 artifacts representing a time capsule of Asia, Europe, and America. Hundreds of…