Yuchengco Museum Offers “Business Savvy for Creatives” Program for Artists, Creatives, and Designers
Are you an artist or designer facing difficulties in sustaining your business? Are you overwhelmed by business tasks such as managing production, inventory, and personnel; funding new projects; planning for expansion; or complying with government requirements? Learn how you can break from the stereotype of the “starving artist” and become a business-keen creative entrepreneur. Yuchengco […]
Samsung Launches Digital Gallery at Yuchengco Museum
Fast internet access and the rapid evolution of smart devices have enabled people to engage with information like never before. Younger people in particular—this “always on” generation—have choices to consume information and other forms of new media in volumes and varieties never experienced before by previous generations. Museums and other cultural institutions that preserve and […]
Samsung Electronics Philippines and Yuchengco Museum Present Relative Realities Digital Art Experience
The month-long exhibit, the first of its kind in the Philippines, is supplemented by a mobile app and Samsung Digital Gallery at the museum What happens when subjective art comes together with constantly evolving technology? These distinct disciplines are interlinked more than ever as technology provides artists with new tools for expression, thus becoming the […]
Design Insights Philippines
To complement the traveling show New Olds: Design between Tradition and Innovation presented by Goethe-Institut Manila, the Yuchengco Museum stages its own exhibit shedding insights into Philippine design. Entitled Design Insights Philippines, the exhibit presents local examples of excellence in design as art. The exhibit, which is on view until June 28, 2014, features the […]
Ambeth Ocampo to talk on “Great Expectations from Philippine Museums” on May 17
Historian Ambeth Ocampo will talk on “Great Expectations from Philippine Museums” on May 17, 2014, Saturday, at Yuchengco Museum from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The talk is presented by the Alliance of Greater Manila Area Museums (AGMAM) in celebration of International Museum Day. Open to AGMAM members, museum professionals, supporters of museums, and those interested […]
New Olds: Design between Tradition and Innovation
Together with German curator Volker Albus—who previously curated the travelling exhibit Somewhat Different: Contemporary Design and the Power of Convention at Yuchengco Museum in 2012—IFA (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V.) and Goethe-Institut present New Olds: Design between Tradition and Innovation. Featuring 60 objects that explore the relationship between tradition and innovation in contemporary design, New Olds will […]
Philippine Art Awards Announces Winners for 2014
The eight national winners of the 2014 Philippine Art Awards (PAA) have been honored during the awarding ceremony and formal opening of exhibition at the Yuchengco Museum in Makati City. Bayen Elero, Corporate Affairs Director PMFTC, Inc., said in her message, “As we strengthen our community projects all over the country, we truly take pleasure […]
Start the New Year with Habiness
This 2014, begin the new year right by adding Filipino color to your home or by supporting local weavers and artisans through Habiness!, Yuchengco Museum’s four-day marketplace of fabrics, personal and fashion accessories, and home décor. The textile fair will be held at the museum from January 15 to 18, 2014. The Habiness! textile fair […]
Art of the Loom: Weaving the Story That Is the Binakul
Now that most fabrics are mass produced with imported threads from overseas, textiles carefully handwoven with Philippine cotton are becoming increasingly difficult to find. One of these textiles is the abel of the Ilocos region in northern Philippines. Abel comes in many designs, but one of the most recognizable patterns is the binakul. Examples of […]
Ann Tiukinhoy Pamintuan Mounts Preview Collection at Yuchengco Museum
Ann Tiukinhoy Pamintuan will give audiences a special preview of her new line of bags and fashion accessories under the label EliSon. To be exhibited at Yuchengco Museum from November 14, 2013 to February 1, 2014, ArtWearAble 2: EliSon by Ann Tiukinhoy Pamintuan pays tribute to her mentors, sisters Eli Pinto Mansor and Sonia Pinto […]
