ABOUT

The Yuchengco Museum opened its doors to the public in September 2005. Its primary goal is to foster a greater public appreciation of art through the finest international as well as local, cultural, historical, and design exhibits and programs. Located in Makati, the heart of Metro Manila’s financial district, the Museum is not only a “temple” that showcases art, but also a “forum” of exchange, debate, and education.

The Museum was created to house the art collection of Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco, and highlight his distinguished career as a businessman, diplomat, collector, philanthropist, patron of the arts, and advocate for education in the Philippines and beyond.

NOW ON VIEW

Art2Wear: Steve De Leon and Joel Wijangco

Where design and art converge in wearable form. Featuring the visionary works of Steve De Leon and Joel Wijangco, this show celebrates creativity at the intersection of function and expression. Haute couture designer Steve De Leon brings together indigenous materials and faith-driven artistry in stunning wearable pieces. Paired with the narrative-driven, handcrafted footwear of Joel Wijangco, Art2Wear invites you to witness how clothing and shoes become canvases for cultural memory and imagination. Come explore how apparel can be canvases—and how style becomes statement.

George Tapan: 50 Years Through His Lenses

George Tapan: 50 Years Through His Lenses Journey through the Philippines and beyond with the master travel photographer, George Tapan. This retrospective captures five decades of vibrant communities, powerful stories, and breathtaking landscapes. A celebration of light, life, and movement—seen through the eyes of a true storyteller.

Feminist Cartography

Subjective Atlases are bottom-up cartographic publications that map a country, region, or city by the inhabitants themselves. It’s a form of feminist cartography that challenges the idea of maps as objective or neutral. They reveal how traditional maps often reflect dominant power structures and exclude certain voices. Instead, this form of feminist cartography centres lived experiences, personal stories, and embodied knowledge, especially from women and other marginalised groups. The publications embrace participatory methods, inviting those directly affected by a place to co-create how it is represented. This approach questions who is visible on a map, how space is named and drawn, and what is left out. Ultimately, feminist cartography reimagines mapping as a more inclusive, reflective, and critical practice. The subjective mapping exhibition at the Yuchengco Museum focuses on the feminist voices and perspectives in the Subjective Atlas project. This approach aligns seamlessly with the values and mission of the Yunchengco Museum and the Philippine Women’s University. For this exhibition, 36 contributions from various Subjective Atlases are meticulously selected, rooted in countries, regions and cities like Brussels, Amsterdam, Colombia, Hainaut, Hungary, Mexico, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Palestine, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. These subjective mappings, crafted through the lenses of diverse backgrounds, ensure a rich and varied anthology that speaks to a broad audience. This selection of perspectives fosters a deeper understanding of the complexities of mapping identity, culture, and place.

CONTACT US

YUCHENGCO MUSEUM

RCBC Plaza, Corner Ayala Avenue and Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati, 1200 Metro Manila, Philippines
Monday - Saturday / 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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