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Philippines
Arts in the Philippines
Painting
Dancing
Weaving
Sculpting
Pottery
Other arts
Painting
Cordillera
Banga
▪ illustrates the grace and strength of women in the
Kalinga tribe.
▪ Women performing the Banga balance heavy pots on
their heads while dancing to beat of wind chimes.
Lumagen or Tachok
▪ is performed to celebrate happy occasions
▪ When Lumagen is performed, it is meant to symbolize
flying birds and is musically-paired to the beat of gongs.
Dances
Bendayan
Lumagen/Tachok
Manmanok
Ragsaksakan
Salisid
▪ is the dance to show courtship.
▪ In the Salisid dance, a male and a female performer represent a
rooster attempting to attract a hen.
Salip
Tarektek
Uyaoy/Uyauy
Dances
Tribal dance
Malakas at Maganda
▪ is a national folklore dance.
▪ It tells the story of the origin of the Filipino people on the islands
Kadal Blelah
Kadal Tahaw
Binaylan
▪ the Binaylan dance, tells the story of a hen, the hen's baby, and a hawk.
In this dance, the hawk is said to control a tribe's well-being, and is
killed by hunters after attempting to harm the hen's baby.
Bagobo Rice Cycle
Dugso
Dances
Fabrics
abaca
Pineapple
Cotton
bark cloth
Textiles, clothes, rugs, baskets and hats
Nipis
Weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Weaving
Sculpturing
Clay/Mud
ceramic jars
water vessels
Plates
Cups
Pottery
Other forms
Juan Luna
Fernando Amorsolo
Augusto Arbizo
Felix Hidalgo
David Cortes Medalla
Present-Day Filipino Artists
Anita Magsaysay-Ho
Fred De Asis
Daniel Coquilla
Ang Kiukok
Mauro Malang Santos
Santiago Bose
Francisco Viri Rey Paz Contreras
Nunelucio Alvarado
Museums
Manila
Bahay Tsinoy
▪ A typical Chinese house in the Philippines
Casa Manila
▪ A typical Spanish colonial house in the Philippines
San Agustín Museum
▪ A church museum with wide collections of catholic
religious items
National Museum of the Philippines
▪ The national museum which showcases Philippine Arts
Museums
Malacañang Museum
▪ A museum inside the Presidential Palace complex
Metropolitan Museum of Manila
▪ A museum of contemporary arts
Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design
▪ A museum of contemporary Filipino arts
The Museum
▪ A museum of contemporary Filipino arts
Museums
UST Museum
▪ The oldest existing museum in the Philippines. UST
Museum has permanent display on natural history
specimens, coins, medals, memorabilia, ethnographic
materials and oriental arts objects.
Museo Pambata
▪ A museum for children
Museums
Pasay
CCP Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino and Asian
Traditional Musical Instruments
▪ A museum of performing arts.
GSIS Museo ng Sining
▪ A museum of Filipino Arts
Museums
Makati
Ayala Museum
▪ A museum of Filipino Arts
Yuchengco Museum
▪ A museum of Filipino and Filipino-Chinese Arts
Museums
Pasig
López Memorial Museum
▪ A museum of Filipino Contemporary Arts
Museums
Quezón City
Ateneo Art Gallery
▪ A museum of Filipino Contemporary Arts
Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research
Center
▪ The only museum in the Philippines with wide range of
Philippine Arts from 1880 to 1960
Museums
Taguig
Mind Museum
▪ A science museum