COME AND

TRADTIONA
AR
FILIPIN
WITNESS
THE ORIGIN

FOR MORE
INFORMATION GO TO
NATIONAL COMMISION
FOR CULTURE AND ARTS
(NCCA)

ADDRESS
633 General Luna St, Intramuros,
Manila, 1002 Metro Manila

TELEPHONE
(02) 8527 2192

A QUICK GUIDE ON
The Philippines has a lot of exciting
OUR TRADITIONAL ART
offers and opportunities that
AND HOW YOU CAN
awaits explorers
HELP US
OLD TOWN,
OLD SIGHTS,
NEW EYES
Filipino traditional art is the art of
Filipino people. It showcases the culture
and origin of our ancestors through
different forms of art. It does not only
shows and promote the legacy of the
artist but it also preserves our identity
as Filipino.
BUY LOCAL
One of the ways you can do support us is
through buying different traditional things
from our country. It can be clothes,
WHY FILIPINO accessories, musical instruments, and
TRADITIONAL ART? even house decorations

IT IS DIVERSE
PROMOTE LOCAL
it is not uncommon that the Philippines is
Filipino people will gladly appreciate your
like a melting pot. Its pre-colonial era and
efforts in preserving our culture and
history of invasion left various influences
tradition whether you are a native or a
that make us who we are right now and it
foreigner. You can help by spreading the a
is evident in our traditional art
word about us.

IT HAS A LOT TO OFFER

THE PHILIPPINES IS PRESERVING SUPPORT LOCAL
Our traditional art does not only end in
ALL OF ITS ANTIQUE Continue to support us by engaging in
paintings, dances, music, sculptures, etc.
STRUCTURES BY RECOGNIZING activities that supports and promotes our
but it also extends to our clothing such as
ARTISTS, MAKING IT SPLENDID tradition and culture. Help us preserve
weaving and even in literature as epic
NOT ONLY FOR NATIVES BUT our identity as we enter an era and
chanting and other oral folk tales
ALSO FOR ANY TRAVELER. embrace the change around us.