Sidetrip to Ayala Museum

In celebration of International Museum Day, my friend and I are lucky to get a complimentary pass and see a wonderful exhibition of artifacts, ceramics, ancestral golds, diorama, and paintings.

Photo Credit:  Asian Traveler

After having brunch at a nearby fast food chain, we started the tour at the ground floor gallery.  I learned that the ground floor gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of contemporary Philippine art.  Today's exhibition is Fernando Amorsolo's Postura.  The subjects given life are all endowed with a noble and proper mien, attired either in elegant gala or at their Sunday best.  This exhibition is until May 20, 2012 only.

Photo Credit:  Ayala Museum

We thought of checking the exhibition on the highest floor first since it's easier to get down.  At the fourth floor gallery, their theme is "Crossroads of Civilizations".  It's an exhibition of 10th to 13th century of Chinese export ceramics, Gold of Ancestors, and 18th to 19th century Philippine Costumes.

Blue and White Twin Bird Water Dropper
Photo Credit: Gogirl Cafe

The one that caught my attention most was the Gold of Ancestors, maybe because this is the first time that I saw too many golds in one room, 1,059 gold artifacts.  They also have a multimedia room showing how golds are made into accessories.

Death Mask
Photo Credit: Ayala Museum

Photo Credit:  Asian Traveler

The third floor gallery shows the museum's fine arts collection by three painters considered are pioneers of Philippine art, Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo and Fernando Zobel.

The second floor exhibition highlights 60 handcrafted dioramas that highlights major events and themes from prehistoric times to the recognition of Philippine independence by the United States in 1946.

Photo Credit: Asian Traveler

Unfortunately, at past 1PM, we had to leave the museum because of other errands.  We were lucky enough to visit Ayala Museum for free.  There's so much to learn yet our time is limited.

I was able to take a picture of this painting before we were told that cameras, food, and drinks are not allowed inside the museum.

Museum Hours

Monday                  -   Closed

Tuesday to Friday   -  9AM to 6PM

Saturday & Sunday - 10AM to 7PM

Admission Fees           Resident           Non-Resident

GF-3F Galleries

Adult                                              PHP 150              PHP 350

Child/Student/Senior Citizen            PHP 75                PHP 250

GF-4F Galleries

Adult                                              PHP 225              PHP 425

Child/Student/Senior Citizen            PHP 125                PHP 300

Ayala Museum

Makati Ave. corner De La Rosa Street

Greenbelt Park, Makati City, Philippines

Phone:  (+632) 757-7117 to 21

Fax: (+632) 757-2787

Email:  museum_inquiry@ayalamuseum.org

Website:  www.ayalamuseum.org

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Blanco Museum

A part of our Rizal Tour is to visit Art Museums.  Blanco Family Museum is a collection of paintings by the whole family of Jose "Pitok" Blanco.  Pitok, together with his wife, Loreto "Loring" Blanco and their seven children, their paintings represent the Filipino culture and tradition in a style called realism.

The Logo

Bunggan

The fish is a carp and "Bunggan" is how the locals call an upside down fish.  This was originally a pun, given by friends of their great grandfather, Juan.  A short, stout and bald fisherman who loves to rest on his small boat showing his tummy.  And would look like a dead fish.

Small boat

The Museum Collection

Peter Paul P. Blanco.  The youngest son took his brush when he was 11 months old.  At the age of seven, his first child painting was exhibited at Nikko Manila Garden.

Painted at 11 months old

Painted at 10 years old

"Yakan of Basilan", Oil pastel on wood at 10 years old

Gay P. Blanco.  The youngest among the two girls started her drawing career at the age of 3.

Jan P. Blanco.  Birds are his favorite subject.  Born in 1972.

Joy P. Blanco.  The fourth child and the eldest daughter.  Good at evoking the entire cultural environment in which people live.

Michael P. Blanco.  His genre is characterized by highly relational figures of men, women and children who are continually engaged in a lively interaction.  In 2004, he showcased his first solo painting exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines entitled "Ivatans, People of the North".

"Traders of Itbayat Island, Batanes"

Noel P. Blanco.  Has loved the water in all its moods and it is in water that he found his prime elements as an artist.

Glen P. Blanco.  Loves to paint nature scenes and landscapes.

Loreto "Loring" P. Blanco.  Her mother and child subjects tell us about human warmth.

Jose "Pitok" V. Blanco.  The master, the teacher, and a father.  His art fuses on tradition and the present, the old and the new, bringing the ancient and enduring folk into the context of the living present.

"Angono Fiesta", took 2 years to finish.

Other Paintings and Collections:

It was fun to see stuff made from nothing to an extraordinary art.  By the time we left the museum, we were still amazed by such a talented family.  The pictures I've shared here is not enough.  First hand experience is still the best.  Below is their contact information:

Blanco Family Museum
Address:  312 A. Ibañez. St. Bgy. San Vicente, Angono, Rizal, Philippines
Tel. No:  (02) 651-0048 and (02) 651-3230
Cell No:  (63) 926-673-0805
E-mail:  blancomuseum@yahoo.com


Read our Rizal Tour from Day 1 to Day 2.

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