Free Admission to Yuchengco Museum on May 18, International Museum Day
Manila, Philippines: On Thursday, May 18, Yuchengco Museum offers a day of free admission to all its exhibitions and galleries of the worldwide celebration of International Museum Day (IMD). Every May 18 since 1977, the International Council of Museums has organized IMD to highlight the importance of the role of museums as institutions that serve […]
Photography exhibition at Yuchengco Museum sheds light on OFWs
Manila, Philippines: A nine-piece black-and-white photography exhibition at Yuchengco Museum reveals the hardships that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially domestic workers, endure in France. Entitled Chicken Hands: Photographs by Ryan Arbilo, the exhibition features portraits of Filipina housemaids, with a particular focus on their tired, weary, chicken feet-like hands. The images were taken by Ryan […]
Wynn Wynn Ong: Redefining Boundaries
Manila, Philippines: Yuchengco Museum is proud to host the celebration of Wynn Wynn Ong’s 15 years in fashion and design in a retrospective exhibition entitled Wynn Wynn Ong: Redefining Boundaries. The retrospective will showcase the creative journey of a jewelry designer who is Burmese by birth, but Filipino at heart—from designing handcrafted heirloom jewelry to […]
Japanese Video Art at Yuchengco Museum: Digital Dimensions by Naoko Tosa
Japanese media artist Naoko Tosa, whose work includes the multimedia façade of the ArtScience Museum in Singapore, brings her Genesis video art projections to Manila until March 31 Manila, Philippines: Yuchengco Museum is pleased to present Digital Dimensions, featuring the video art projections of internationally renowned Japanese media artist Naoko Tosa. She has recently been appointed as […]
Eduardo Castrillo Exhibition Extended Through February 2017
Manila, Philippines: Yuchengco Museum has extended the special exhibition Eduardo Castrillo @ 50: Moving the Legacy Forward for three more months until February 2017. Eduardo Castrillo @ 50: Moving the Legacy Forward illustrates Castrillo’s legacy of innovation, scale, and creativity through rare sculptural pieces and art jewelry. 360-degree virtual reality experiences of Castrillo’s historical monuments […]
Yuchengco Museum holiday shop opens for Christmas 2016
Yuchengco Museum is expanding its books and gift corner at the lobby to create a special holiday gift shop that is open until January 6, 2017. The bigger and bolder museum store offers shoppers a festive destination to buy original, stylish, and handmade gifts for friends, colleagues, and family. The holiday shop features Filipino-made fashion […]
Samsung and Yuchengco Museum conclude Instagram contest, pay tribute to late nationalist sculptor Eduardo Castrillo
Emman Foronda (@emmanforonda) and Jet Velas (@jetvelas) each won a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and a Gear VR for submitting the best entry for the Professional and the Open Category, respectively. Their winning photos are to be featured on Culture Explorer, a mobile application that uses augmented reality technology to help people, especially the youth, […]
Eduardo Castrillo @ 50: Moving the Legacy Forward
Special exhibition of the late sculptor’s groundbreaking work—from sculptures to jewelry to public monuments—illustrates his legacy of innovation, scale, and creativity on his 50th year as an artist Manila, Philippines: Eduardo Castrillo (1942–2016)—the awarded nationalist sculptor, jewelry designer, monument maker, and pioneering radical in the visual arts who passed away in May this year—would have marked his […]
Samsung and Yuchengco Museum extend Culture Connect: Castrillo @ 50 Instagram contest until end of September
Manila, Philippines, September 5, 2016 – In August, Samsung and Yuchengco Museum launched Culture Connect: Castrillo @ 50, an Instagram contest which aims to strengthen Filipinos’ patriotism and appreciation for public art. The Instagram contest commemorates the works of nationalist Filipino sculptor Eduardo Castrillo as he celebrates 50 years of being a professional artist. Known […]
‘Mexican Modernity’ comes to Yuchengco Museum this September
Touring exhibition of Mexican modern and contemporary art showcases works by Frida Kahlo, Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, and other prominent visual artists Manila, Philippines: Yuchengco Museum presents Mexican Modernity: 20th Century Paintings from the Zapanta Mexican Art Collection, a touring exhibition of Mexican modern and contemporary art, from September 17 to November 24, 2016. […]
