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Lawak Utak Tour Planners We organize educational travel packages for groups of all ages. Our tour packages are CUSTOMIZED to CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT where you can BROADEN YOUR MIND.

Our itineraries are designed to inspire learning at every destination, and everywhere in between.

01/05/2018

May is Heritage Month at the NM and in the Philippines.

Celebrate Filipino heritage 2018 by visiting our free exhibitions and joining our programs that will be soon posted on this page.

Among these we would like you to view is the "Filipino Struggles through History by Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco (1912-1969). Created in 1968, this ten-panel, 60-meter oil on canvas painting was commissioned for the Manila City Hall by then Mayor Antonio J. Villegas.

We thank Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada and the Manila City Council for the loan which has enabled us to display this at the Old Senate Session Hall of the former Legislative Building, now known as the National Museum of Fine Arts.

Thank you to our friend Mr. Fung Yu for the 360 photography and for allowing us to use his image to promote the painting, National Artist Francisco and Heritage Month.

Photo courtesy of Mr. Fung Yu.

©The National Museum of the Philippines (2018)

01/05/2018

Here's a step-by-step guide for Filipino travelers!

19/02/2018

The National Museum soft-opens the exhibition of Filipino Struggles Through History to the public today at the National Museum of Fine Arts.

As a major highlight of its commemoration of National Arts Month 2018, the National Museum today reopens the Old Senate Session Hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts at the Old Legislative Building, which has been closed for the past two months, with the installation of the major part of Filipino Struggles Through History, also known as History of Manila, the monumental series of paintings by National Artist Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco (1912-1969) that were commissioned in 1968 for Manila City Hall by Mayor Antonio J. Villegas.

Filipino Struggles Through History is arguably Botong’s greatest extant work of art - and among his last, as it was finished only months before his death on March 31, 1969. In recognition of the superlative artistic achievement that it represents, Filipino Struggles Through History was declared a National Cultural Treasure, the highest official designation given to a cultural property, by Director Gabriel S. Casal of the National Museum in 1996.

The paintings, which had deteriorated and suffered damage through the decades, were removed from Manila City Hall in January, 2013, at the urgent request of Mayor Alfredo S. Lim upon the recommendation of his adviser on culture, former Tourism Secretary and National Museum Director Gemma Cruz Araneta, to undergo painstaking restoration under the supervision of the National Museum, with funding by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) that was facilitated by its then-Chairman, Secretary Ramon R.Jimenez, Jr., of the Department of Tourism.

Following this, a landmark agreement was approved in 2017 by Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada and the Manila City Council to allow the original paintings to remain at the National Museum for enhanced public access and appreciation to what can be considered as among the most famous of all Philippine works of art, perhaps second only to Spoliarium by Juan Luna (1884).

At the same time, museum-quality reproductions will be provided by the National Museum for display in their original location at the Office of the Mayor in Manila City Hall that would be more durable, especially given the present and very heavy demands upon the concerned space necessary for the continued service by the Mayor of Manila to the millions of Manileño constituents and stakeholders.

Three of the four paintings, consisting of seven separate panels, are featured in the Old Senate Session Hall, together covering the centuries that depict flourishing Maynilad from before Western contact until Philippine independence from the United States in 1946.

The fourth painting of the series, which consists of three panels that depict Mayor Villegas’ progressive vision for the City of Manila, grounded on a proud past of Filipino leadership and the fervent nationalism that he himself vigorously promoted and is well-remembered for, will soon be accessible for public viewing in the adjacent Vicente and Carmen Fabella Hall (Gallery XIII) of the National Museum of Fine Arts.

The National Museum takes this opportunity to express its admiration and gratitude to the Government of the City of Manila, led by its Mayor, former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, for the partnership that allows for the wider promotion of this artistic National Cultural Treasure that, perhaps more than any other extant work of art, successfully portrays the saga of the Filipino people through the centuries.

Don't forget - admission to the National Museum is free! Come and visit us this Chinese New Year long weekend! The National Museum is open from 10am to 5pm every Tuesday to Sunday, and is closed only on Mondays for maintenance and on certain public holidays for religious observances.

Photo by Danelyn Sumaylo/NM Fine Arts Department.

©The National Museum of the Philippines (2018)

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11/02/2018

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February is National Arts Month per Presidential Proclamation No. 683 signed in January 1991.

The Department of Education joins the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in the celebration of the 27th National Arts Month with the theme “Ani ng Sining, Alab ng Sining.”

Students of Reedley International School, Junior  High, during their ART APPRECIATION TOUR on 1 Dec 2017
02/12/2017

Students of Reedley International School, Junior High, during their ART APPRECIATION TOUR on 1 Dec 2017

Group Photo: TAIWAN EDUCATIONAL TOUR of Reedley International School (Middle School) on 28Nov-1Dec 2017
02/12/2017

Group Photo: TAIWAN EDUCATIONAL TOUR of Reedley International School (Middle School) on 28Nov-1Dec 2017

11/05/2016
08/05/2016

Final word tonight:

03/05/2016

How to memorize anything!

30/04/2016

On this day in 1938, one of the most famous cartoon characters in history - Bugs Bunny made his first appearance in the animated short movie entitled Porky's Hare Hunt. Are you a fan of this character? How old were you when you first saw Bugs?

25/04/2016

We're so kilig! makes it to Oxford English Dictionary's new batch of words for March 2016. What other Filipino words do you think should be included next?

22/04/2016

13 April, 2016: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced today that it will launch its new human development report “Shaping the Future: How Changing Demographics Can Power Human Development,”...

20/04/2016

I-download na ang WIKApedia E-Booklet!
Puntahan lamang: www.pcdspo.gov.ph/wikapedia

I-like ang WIKApedia page para sa mga aralin sa Filipino. Maaari ding mag-post ng inyong mga katanungan sa Filipino na sasagutin sa lalong madaling panahon. :)

Ang WIKApedia page na ito ay pinatatakbo ng Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO).

18/04/2016

Heat stroke.

12/04/2016

Ano ang LEAP YEAR sa Filipino?

I-download na ang WIKApedia E-Booklet!
Puntahan lamang: www.pcdspo.gov.ph/wikapedia

I-like ang WIKApedia page para sa mga aralin sa Filipino. Maaari ding mag-post ng inyong mga katanungan sa Filipino na sasagutin sa lalong madaling panahon. :)

Ang WIKApedia page na ito ay pinatatakbo ng Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO).

09/04/2016

WIKA o DIYALEKTO? Ano ang pagkakaiba?

I-download na ang WIKApedia E-Booklet!
Puntahan lamang: www.pcdspo.gov.ph/wikapedia

I-like ang WIKApedia page para sa mga aralin sa Filipino. Maaari ding mag-post ng inyong mga katanungan sa Filipino na sasagutin sa lalong madaling panahon. :)

Ang WIKApedia page na ito ay pinatatakbo ng Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO).

09/04/2016

If you have a Philippine passport, you won't need a visa to visit these beautiful locations, just waiting to be your next travel destination

09/04/2016
01/04/2016

Ang Abril ay Buwan ng Panitikang Filipino sa bisa ng Proklamasyon Blg. 968 s. 2015 na nilagdaan ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III noong 10 Pebrero 2015. Ang pagdiriwang ay sa pangunguna ng NCCA, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Book Development Board katuwang ang iba pang mga ahensiya at organisasyon.

Alamin ang mga gawain sa Buwan ng Panitikan: http://ncca.gov.ph/april-national-literature-month-philippines/

19/03/2016
19/03/2016

"Learning is a treasure that follows you forever." - Chinese Proverb

16/03/2016

On this day in 1521, explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at the island of Homonhon in the Philippines. His arrival marked the start of his discovery of the archipelago. To our Filipino fans, what other undiscovered treasures can you recommend foreigners when they visit the Philippines?

12/03/2016

A friendly reminder for all beach goers out there! let's keep this in mind!
SHARE!!!

06/03/2016
29/02/2016

LEAP YEAR = BISYESTO

I-download na ang WIKApedia E-Booklet!
Puntahan lamang: www.pcdspo.gov.ph/wikapedia

I-like ang WIKApedia page para sa mga aralin sa Filipino. Maaari ding mag-post ng inyong mga katanungan sa Filipino na sasagutin sa lalong madaling panahon. :)

Ang WIKApedia page na ito ay pinatatakbo ng Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO).

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