Yuchengco Museum and Swiss Embassy Present Jose Rizal and Switzerland on October 29
Closing event for RIZALizing the Future exhibit features talks by Ambeth Ocampo and Maria Theresa Lazaro, former ambassador of the Philippines to Switzerland Special lectures by historian Ambeth Ocampo and former ambassador of the Philippines to Switzerland Maria Theresa Lazaro are the highlights of Jose Rizal and Switzerland, an event jointly presented by the Yuchengco Museum […]
Yuchengco Museum Presents Final Series of Rizal Lectures
Philippine literature professor Ramon Guillermo will discuss “German Historicism and Jose Rizal’s Philosophy of History” on October 22. Lecture will be delivered in English. Please refer to the updated press release below for more information. With its RIZALizing the Future exhibit closing soon on October 29, the Yuchengco Museum presents its final series of Saturday Rizal […]
Learn How to Write About Arts and Culture
Yuchengco Museum and Writer’s Block Philippines (WBP) come together in partnership to address a special need to share information on writing about the arts, culture, and heritage and to train writers on presenting these topics to a larger audience. The partnership program, “Writing about Arts and Culture,” will consist of workshops that bring together writing […]
Rizal Lectures at Yuchengco Museum this August
The Yuchengco Museum continues its popular Rizal Lecture Series, this time looking into the Knights of Rizal and Jose Rizal’s concept of Filipino nationhood. The series began last July as a highlight of RIZALizing the Future, an exhibit on view at the museum until October 29, 2011. Two Rizal lectures are scheduled this August, both […]
Yuchengco Museum Presents Rizal Lectures Beginning July 16
One of the highlights of the RIZALizing the Future exhibit at Yuchengco Museum—on view from June 3 to October 29, 2011—is a lineup of lectures exploring different dimensions to our National Hero, Jose Rizal. For three Saturday afternoons in July, learn more about Rizal’s influence on Southeast Asian history and culture, and whether Rizal’s destiny […]
Yuchengco Museum Celebrates Rizal @ 150 with Pop Culture Exhibit
RIZALizing the Future opens June 3 – October 29, 2011 National Hero Jose Rizal (1861 – 1896) is an integral part of the Filipino psyche, with his iconic image and enduring spirit seen in all aspects of our culture, landscape, and daily life. Rizal’s writings are taught in schools; his face is on currency and […]
Under a Different Light at Yuchengco Museum
Sydney-based Filipino cartoonist and artist Edd Aragon—who has been creating editorial cartoons, caricatures, and comics for more than 20 years—has for the past few years been experimenting with pigments that react to ultraviolet (UV) light. In his latest Manila exhibition at the Yuchengco Museum, Aragon presents Under a Different Light, featuring paintings of human figures […]
Beyond the 13th Zodiac Forum on January 28 at Yuchengco Museum
Astrologers Resti Santiago, Henry Palacios, and museum curator Jeannie Javelosa discuss recent findings on Ophiuchus the 13th sign, the zodiac, and how it affects our personality and daily life. The Yuchengco Museum’s theme of Bridging Cultures has always fostered exchange. Culture and its many expressions, such as dynamic and evolving worldviews, have always been a bridge […]
Bulawan: The Evolution of Camarines Norte Jewelry
Inspired by the outcome of the exhibit, Bulawan: The Gold of Camarines Norte, held at the Artist Gallery of the Ayala Museum on Nov. 4-12, 2009 which featured the designs of multi-awarded sculptor and multimedia artist Dr. Joaquin Gasgonia Palencia, and executed by the members of the Camarines Norte Jewelry Producers Association, Inc. (CNJPAI), the new […]
Pumapapel: Art in Paper extended at Yuchengco Museum
Exhibit runs until November 27 with gift wrapping workshop and design talk Pumapapel: Art in Paper, the Yuchengco Museum’s latest exhibit on the beauty and versatility of paper as an art medium, is extended for three more weeks due to popular demand. Visitors now have until November 27 to enjoy the exhibit, which was originally […]
