Pateros Technological College

Bachelor of Science in Office Administration

Reading in Philippine History

Lady Julia M. De Jesus Reading In Philippine History

BSOA 3A National Museums

Philippine National Museum

Padre Burgos Avenue, Manila, Philippines

The National Museum, a Trust of the Government, is an educational, scientific and

cultural institution that acquires, documents, preserves, exhibits, and fosters scholarly
study and public appreciation of works of art, specimens, and cultural and historical
artifacts representative of the unique cultural heritage of the Filipino people and the
natural history of the Philippines. It is mandated to establish, manage and develop
museums comprising the National Museum Complex and the National Planetarium in
Manila, as well as regional museums in key locations around the country.
The primary mission of the National Museum of the Philippines is to acquire, document,
preserve, exhibit, and foster scholarly study and appreciation of works of art,
specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts

2nd floor of the Philippine National Museum

3rd floor of Philippine National Museum

4th floor of Philippine National Museum

3 Collections and their definitions:

1. “La venganza de la madre” (The Mother’s Revenge; 1894, Terracotta)

This was created in 1894 which depicts a terracotta sculpture of a mother dog trying to
rescue her helpless pup from the bite of the crocodile. The National Museum said it is
interpreted as an allegorical representation of Filipino patriots saving the defenseless
countrymen during the Spanish occupation in the country.
2. “Portrait of Laureana Novicio y Ancheta with the dedication ‘To my mother’”
1897
This oil painting is a tribute of Juan Luna to his mother, Doña Laureana Novicio y
Ancheta, who sure all her children were well-educated and pursued their professions
and passions. Juan Luna was third among her brood of seven sons. This work could be
the only existing portrait of Doña Laureana rendered by the artist.

3. “Mother and Child,” 1950

This piece was carved from one piece of adobe. Rendered in cubist form, it shows a
female figure in a sitting position, admiring her infant while he clings on her head. We
take pride in this sculpture as it is one of the few created in adobe by Napoleon V.
Abueva who is known to many as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
 National Museum Of Fine Arts
Padre Burgos Ave, Ermita, Manila, 1000 Metro Manila

National Museum of. Fine Arts. The National Museum of Fine Arts is home to 29
galleries and hallway exhibitions comprising of 19th century Filipino masters, National
Artists, leading modern painters, sculptors, and printmakers.
The primary mission of the National Museum of the Philippines is to acquire, document,
preserve, exhibit, and foster scholarly study and appreciation of works of art,
specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts.

2nd floor of the Philippine National Museum of Fine Arts

 3rd floor of the Philippine National Museum of Fine Arts

3 Collections and their definitions

1. Juan Luna y Novicio’s Spoliarium | 1884 | Oil on canvas
The Spoliarium is Juan Luna’s most enormous artwork in the Philippines. This
monumental work of art won the gold medal during the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine
Arts. A historical painting, it was made by Luna in 1884 as an entry to the prestigious
Exposicion de Bellas Artes (Madrid Art Exposition, May 1884) and eventually won for
him the First Gold Medal. The painting symbolizes the despair and the countless deaths
of Filipinos during the Spanish reign.
2. Esteban Pichay Villanueva’s The Basi Revolt XIV | 1821 | Oil on canvas
This series is composed of 14 oil paintings on canvas, considered to be the earliest
known works of art to depict a historical event in the Philippines, the Basi Revolt of
September 1807 in Ilocos
3. Juan Luna y Novicio | Una Bulaqueña | 1895 | Oil on canvas
Una Bulaquena, or The Woman from Bulacan, is one of Luna’s paintings he did when
he returned to the Philippines in 1894. Luna’s expertise and excellence in the traditional
style are manifested in this painting with her lifelike rendition of the details of the
Bulaqueña’s piña.
 Pinto Art Museum
1 Sierra Madre St, Grand Heights Subdivision, Antipolo, 1870 Rizal

Pintô Art Museum is an exhibition space and contemporary museum located in the
Philippines’ historic pilgrimage city of Antipolo outside of Manila. The museum was
founded in 2010 to publicly exhibit the art collection of Filipino neurologist and patron of
the arts, Dr. Joven Cuanang. The museum (pintô means door in Filipino) was founded
on the principle that art plays a diplomatic role in bridging distinctive nationalities,
worldviews, and communities.

Pinto Art Museum Inside Map

3 Collections and their definitions:

1. Forest by Antonio Catral Leaño

Forest is probably the biggest art installation in Pinto Art Museum. It is placed in a
separate room between the Gallery 5 and 6. The Art installation which is called “Forest”
was completed in 2012 by Antonio Catral Leaño who is apparently one of the artists
who designed the Pinto Art Gallery. Forest features light, shadow, reflections, and
ambient noises and smells. You have to enter a room with limited visibility and what you
can see inside are ponds and bamboo replicas. The eerie darkness was matched with
the noise coming from dripping water and birds chirping.

2. Usapang Babae by Stephanie Lopez

Usapang Babae is another exclusive room in Pinto Art which can be found in the Gallery
6. Stephanie Lopez has many great contributions in the Museum, some of them are
those popular steel-wire sculptures found in Gallery 3. Lopez’s art is known for the
themes of relationships, sexuality, and human frailty and Usapang Babae is not different
at all. Once you entered the room, you will be welcomed by different sculptures made
from either epoxy, wire or textile. Most of them depicts woman having some sort of
conversation to each other. It is also accompanied by sounds (overlapping voices of
women) on the background.

3. We Are The Kids That Your Parents Warned You About

This is just a simple piece displayed in Gallery 4 but it seems like it gathers so much
attention and has become a crowd’s favorite. Most likely because millenials can relate
so much with its message.
 BenCab Museum
Km. 6 Asin Rd, Tuba, 2603 Benguet

The BenCab Museum is an art museum in Tuba, Benguet, Philippines. Many people
come to this Baguio art museum to check out the compelling works of BenCab himself.
Some of the works of the highly acclaimed artist include his painting exhibits titled My
Sad Republic, Remembering and Forgetting, and America Is in The Heart. These
artworks have socio-political themes

1st floor of the BenCab Museum

2nd floor of the BenCab Museum

3rd floor of the BenCab Museum

 4th floor of the BenCab Museum

3 Collections and their definitions:

1. Crisis in Humanity
The dictionary defines a humanitarian crisis as a "singular event or a series of events
that are threatening in terms of health, safety, or well-being of a community or large
group of people.

2. Sabel
Sabel is arguably the most identifiable work of Bencab. Sabel was the name of a
homeless vagrant who wandered the streets of Bambang where the artist used to stay.
The muse captured the mind of the artist as her makeshift clothing (made out of
throwaway plastic sheets) created different shapes while she moved around,
scavenging for food.

3. Yellow Confetti
Bencab's Yellow Confetti is one of the most controversial Filipino paintings in
modern times. It was created early- to mid-1980s to describe the civil resistance
in the Philippines during the EDSA People Power Uprising.Yellow Confetti
perfectly pictured how the proletariats thronged the metro and raised their fists
as a sign of resistance.