The complete story of the Philippines and the Filipinos remains to be written. Since it is a long and complex story that depends on written records, how do we tackle pre-history? Jose Rizal took up the challenge when he annotated Antonio de Morga’s “Sucesos de las islas Filipinas” (1609) and published a new edition in 1890 because he believed that “to know the destiny of a nation, one has to open the book of her past”.

Today we have clues into Philippine pre-history from archeological artifacts supplemented by our earliest written records. In an illustrated lecture Ambeth Ocampo will introduce the collections of the Ayala Museum to explore how and why our past has been re-presented in the continuing search for that elusive thing we call national identity.

Ambeth Ocampo writes a widely-read editorial page column on history for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and teaches at the Ateneo de Manila University. His research interests cover 19th Century Philippines, the Philippine Revolution, Philippine art, food, and culture. He served as Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (2005-2007) and is currently the chairman of the National Historical Institute.

The lecture will be held on November 28 at the Ayala Museum Ground Floor Lobby. The same lecture will be delivered twice: one at 1030AM and anther at 130PM. Participation in the lecture is Php230 for students and Ayala Museum members and Php300 for regular adults. The price includes admission to all galleries of the museum.

If you have any questions, please contact us at (632) 757-7117 to 21 local 29 or email education@ayalamuseum.org.

In cooperation with Yuchengco Museum, the lecture series will kick off with the lecture of:

Prof. Michael L. Tan
Anthropologist and “Pinoy Kasi” columnist

Philippine elections: behind the guns, goons, gold and glitter,  Prof. Tan will reexamine the 4G\’s and propose a deeper analysis of how we are trying to build democracy in a feudal society, which means there are constant negotiations around privilege and power.  Elections are a time when the common tao can negotiate and navigate, even if in a limited way.  The MFPI and other concerned groups have an obligation to help create more space for that negotiation and navigation.

This will be on Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:30 pm at 4th Floor Upper Wing Gallery of Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza, corner Ayala & Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenues, Makati City. Please do come and also join our MFPI Fellowship that will follow right after the lecture.

Fee:
P100 for members
P50 for student
P200 for non-members

Please please download (pdf or zipped pdf) and fill out the reservation form.
Fax to 404-2685 / 722-9073/ 810-6912.
Email to inquiry@museumfoundationph.org

You may also text/call 0928-5039392 (Elvie) to reserve slots.

Museum and Galleries month is celebrated annually in October. In line with this, the National Museum is organizing a lecture entitled “Heritage: Makakain Ba Yan?” with Mr. Eric B. Zerrudo, Director of Metropolitan Museum, as guest speaker.

The lecture that tackles the importance of valuing and giving value to our heritage has been well-received by the locals of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Laoag in Ilocos Norte, and other fora. As we saw the significance of this topic to cultural workers, we are inviting you to listen to this enlightening lecture on the first day of October 2009 at 10:00 in the morning at the Ablaza Hall, 2nd floor, National Art Gallery.

For confirmation and details, please contact Ms. Rizza S. Salterio of the Museum Education Division at telefax (02) 527 0278 or email us at museum.education.nm@gmail.com.

Presents

Woven Templates: An Exhibition of Philippine Contemporary Textiles of Dr. Norma A. Respicio

The UP Vargas Museum opens its 2009 calendar with Woven Templates: An Exhibition of Philippine Contemporary Textiles on January 15 (Thursday), 6:00 PM at the Landing Gallery.

The exhibition features the works of textile weaving communities in Mindanao, Panay, and the Cordillera and Ilocos in Luzon. Celebrating the continuity of tradition, the designs highlight the competence of weavers in techniques and designs such as the ikat/binudbudan tie-dye resist, pinilian supplementary weft, warp float, suk-suk scattered supplementary weft, among others. The weavers draw inspiration from their natural surroundings, world view, beliefs and aspirations. The materials, design techniques, design forms and functions of the finished works echo the weaver\’s accumulated knowledge and skills passed through generations. For the weavers, textile production is not only an economic endeavor, but also an activity that represents their individual creative expressions and identity as a community.

The textiles come from the collection of Dr. Norma A. Respicio, Professor of Art Studies at the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman. Her primary fields of specialization are on the history and aesthetics of traditional art forms with specific focus on textiles, primarily on those of the Philippines.

In line with the exhibition, the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. (MFPI) will co-sponsor a special lecture by Dr. Respicio on January 21, 2009, Wednesday, 3:00 PM at the Kawilihan Gallery, 2/F, Jorge B. Vargas Museum, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

For more details, reservations and/or confirmation of attendance, kindly contact Elvie Magpayo of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines at telefax no. : 404-2685, mobile no.: 0928-503-9392 or email add: elvie.magpayo@gmail.com, or call 722-9073 and look for Flor Cortez and Mae de Leon at 404-2685.

On October 04, 2008, Saturday,
from 10h am-12h noon at the Ablaza Hall
of the National Museum Gallery of Art

to hear Prof. Ambeth R. Ocampo talk on:

Hidalgo, Bustamante and the Big Black Wolf

What is the lecture about?

\”Hidalgo, Bustamante and the Big Black Wolf\” begins with Felix R. Hidalgo\’s painting \”Assassination of Governor Bustamante\”, a bequest of the Locsin Family to the National Museum. From the painting, Prof. Ocampo traces the history of the story of Governor Bustamante from the bloody events of the 18th century and how it spawned the novel \”La Loba Negra\” (The Black Wolf) previously believed to have been written by Fr. Jose Burgos, and now proven to be a forgery.

The lecture will try and weave the various strands of the Bustamante story and relate them with other times, other works.

About Prof. Ambeth R. Ocampo:

Ambeth R. Ocampo is the Chairman of the National Historical Institute (NHI) and Associate Professor, Department of History, Ateneo de Manila University.

He is a public historian, and writes a widely-read opinion page column for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. He has published fourteen (14) books, mostly compilations of his historical essays. He is the recipient of numerous honours and awards.

For inquiries and reservations, please call Elvie Magpayo at MFPI office: 404-2685 or 0928-503-9392, or Flor Cortez at 722-9073, or Toni Bautista at 810-6912.

The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid was established in 1744 by a royal decree of Felipe V. The king was encouraged to do so by painter Antonio Meléndrez who cited the examples of Rome, Flanders, Florence and Paris, and by the work of Italian sculptor Domenico Oliviero who established a sculpture workshop in the Palacio Real Nuevo. Now a museum and gallery, the Academia’s directors have included Francisco Goya and its students Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. The said academy is significant in Philippine art history as some of the Filipino masters have received training there. Among them are Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo. Prior to receiving training in Spain, these artists were schooled in the Philippines, and they also went to Rome after Spain. To discuss the three (3) Academias established in the Philippines as well as Academia in Spain and in Rome where 19th century Filipino artists went, the kind of training in the Academia and the Filipino artists who received training there, the Lopez Memorial Museum and the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc invited Mr. Jose Maria Cariño to give a talk on September 13, 2-4 pm at the Lopez Memorial Museum.

Mr. Cariño has written a book on Philippine art in Spain, Jose Honorato Lozano and on paintings on shells, among others. He is career diplomat whose latest assignment is as Director, Office of United Nations and other International Relations, Department of Foreign Affairs in 2005. The Stories on Philippine Art lecture series aims to create more awareness of various personalities, art forms and practices in the country. For more information and for reservations, call 6312417 or 4042685 or email admin@lopez-museum.org. The Lopez Memorial Museum is at the ground floor, Benpres Building, Exchange Road corner Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.

The Heritage Conservation Society, in partnership with the Manila Historical and Heritage Commission and the Museo ng Maynila, has organized a one-day series of lectures by the New York-based architectural conservator Tina Paterno. The lectures will take place on Saturday, March 8, 2008, at the Army & Navy Club Bldg, now the Museo Pambata.

The fee is “pay what you wish.” If you, your colleagues, or your students are interested, please contact Ms. Dorie Soriano of the Heritage Conservation Society secretariat at 521-2239 or 522-2497, as she is making the list of attendees.

Program

9:00 am
Welcome Remarks (Gemma Cruz Araneta

9:10 am
Introduction of Guest Lecturer (Mailin P. Locsin)

9:20 am
Lecture 1 – SOILING ON LIMESTONE
Prognosis and Cleaning Methodologies

Question & Answer

Lecture 2 – SURVEY, RESEARCH and DIAGNOSIS
As Phase 1 of Restoration Project

Question & Answer

Lecture 3 – Brief Discussion of the PERFORMANCE OF A CONSOLIDATION TREATMENT (Ethyl Silicate) ON ADOBE

Question & Answer

12:00 noon
Lunch break

1:30 pm
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION
on a specific project-related conservation issue
(Interested parties should make an appointment.)

Seminar fees: Your kind donation will be much appreciated.

R.S.V.P. and consultation appointment:
Dorie Soriano 521 2239 * 522 2497 * 386 5228

About our Lecturer:
Tina Paterno – Senior Conservator, Integrated Conservation Resources (ICR)
Tina earned her Master’s of Science in Architectural Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining ICR, she worked at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument as part of a UPenn winter program with the National Park Service. Tina is multilingual having studied in Asia and Western Europe. She has published work from her master’s thesis on the “Deterioration and Treatment of Volcanic Tuff in a Tropical Environment” in the Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, and Pacific 2000 Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific. Tina has been working with ICR since 1998. Selected projects include: The Federal Reserve Bank, Trinity Church, St. Paul’s Chapel, the Apollo Theater, St. Thomas Church, St. Vincent Ferrer, Temple Emanu-El and the Marble Palace, each in New York City.

In connection with the exhibit
autoretrato
Virgillio \”Pandy\” Aviado’s Selected Graphic Works
from 1950 to 1990
Exhibition runs until 27 January 2008

The UP Vargas Museum (UPVM) in cooperation with the Philippine Association of Printmakers (PAP) will hold a free lecture-demonstration on printmaking on 24 January 2008 at the Landing Gallery of the UPVM at 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Noted printmaker Virgillio \”Pandy\” Aviado together with Benjamin Torrado Cabrera and Ambie Abaño will discuss the history of printmaking, its techniques, and the processes involved. There will also be a demonstration on the various techniques of printmaking.

The free lecture-demonstration is organized in connection with the exhibit autoretrato: Virgillio Aviado\’s Selected Graphic Works from 1950 to 1990. Featuring 49 of Aviado\’s visual landscapes translated into drawings and prints, the exhibition is made possible with the support of Avellana Art Gallery and runs until 27 January 2008.

Printmaking is the art of producing printed images on paper. It involves a process of transferring an image or design from a plate (a prepared surface) onto paper for the purpose of artistic expression. Printmaking techniques include woodcut, wood engraving, linocut, etching, metal engraving, collograph, serigraph, and lithograph among others.

The PAP in its four decades of existence continues to bring art to the people with its multi-original prints, exhibiting and holding workshops to promote the art form and subsequently to democratize art. It was founded in 1968 through the pioneering efforts of Manuel Rodriguez, Sr., along with Adiel Arevalo and other printmakers he mentored. It has since become the prime mover of graphic arts in the country. For almost forty years, the association has devoted itself to the promotion of printmaking and bringing art to the people. Its programs include the continuous training of members, regular exhibitions, annual competitions, outreach workshops and lectures, and hosting of exchange programs with international visiting artists. From its ranks, the Philippines was represented in international exhibitions, competitions, biennales and triennials. In 2001, it was conferred the Dangal ng Haraya Lifetime Achievement Award for Cultural Promotions by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

The Museum Foundation invites you to our final lecture for the series Stories on Philippine Art: From Nothing to Something which will be held on November 24, Saturday, from 10:00am to 12:00 nn at the Tambunting-Villonco Hall of the Museum of the Filipino People.

Guest lecturer Moralde \”Ral\” Arrogante is a metal sculptor who will give a lecture-demo on how to make simple sculptures using recycled materials such as metal, wood, plastic and others. He takes cold and rigid metals and transforms them into an artwork that speaks of movement and warm, endearing sentiments like amusement, fascination and nostalgia. This artist creates sculptures that are meant to connect with the viewer- intellectually, emotionally and physically. He encourages people to poke, nudge and play with his works.

Arrogante works with metal scrap such as copper and brass. All he has for tools are pliers, metal cutters, hammers, punchers and his hands. He does not glue nor weld, only twists, turns and ties pieces together. He uses items such as doorknobs, safety pins, chains, bells and, from nothing, creates something absolutely fascinating.

Date and Venue:
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Registration at 9:30 am
Lecture: 10:00 am to 12:00 nn
Museum of the Filipino People
Finance Road, Valencia Circle, Manila

Fees:
P50.00 for students w/ valid ID
P100.00 for Museum Foundation Members
P150.00 for Non-Members

For info & reservations, please call 6312417/ 4042685/ 722-9073/ 0928.503.9392 and look for Ms Fanny San Pedro/Ms Elvie Magpayo/ Ms Flor Cortez

Please find attached an invitation to:An Insider\’s Guide to Mounting Exhibitions which will be held on November 23, 2007, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Ortigas Foundation Library (morning) and the Lopez Memorial Museum and Library (afternoon).

A one day seminar which will discuss the Intellectual (researching), Conceptual and Practical (organizing) elements of mounting small and temporary exhibitions on art and history. Guest Speakers will be Ambeth Ocampo (Intellectual element), John Silva (Conceptual element) and Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez (Practical element).

For further information please call 631.2417 or 631.1231 local 222 or email maticat@ortigas.com.ph

An Insider\’s Guide to Mounting Exhibitions is a collaborative project of the Lopez Museum and Ortigas Foundation Library which aims to promote and create more interest in history, culture and the arts.