Nothing to Declare at Yuchengco Museum
The Yuchengco Museum hosts the second leg of Nothing to Declare, a multi-venue and multi-media international art project that aims to contribute to contemporary discussions on migration. Featuring 27 foreign and local artists working on a range of media, the exhibit is presently on view until January 29, 2012. Nothing to Declare is a project […]
An Introduction to Writing About Arts & Culture Writing workshop by Yuchengco Museum and Writer’s Block Philippines (Version 2)
The Yuchengco Museum and Writer’s Block Philippines are once again offering “An Introduction to Writing About Arts and Culture,” a writing workshop that brings together writing skills development, cultural information, and art appreciation. This workshop series will be held in the Yuchengco Museum on November 7, 10, and 14 (Mon-Thu-Mon), 6-9PM. The first run was a […]
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 […]
Blumentritt and Rizal: The Austrian Friend behind the Philippine National Hero
Book Launch 6:30 pm, June 21, 2011 Yuchengco Museum, Makati City In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jose Rizal, the Philippine Austrian Cultural Society and AUSTROMEDIA introduce the latest edition of the impressive story of Ferdinand Blumentritt, the closest friend and companion of the Philippine National Hero. H.E. Mag. Wilhelm Donko, […]
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 […]
