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Higit 100 artworks, ibinida sa Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 01:43 AM

Higit 100 contemporary artworks ang ibinida sa exhibit sa bagong Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art. Read more »

Earliest Homo sapiens exhibited unexpected sophistication

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 08:07 AM

WASHINGTON - On a grassy African landscape, some of the earliest members of our species, Homo sapiens, engaged in surprisingly sophisticated behaviors including using color pigments, creating advanced tools, and trading for resources with other groups of people. Read more »

BPI Foundation opens private collection of master works to public for first time

Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta, ANC-X
Updated as of Mar 08 04:08 PM

One of the best collections of art in the country can’t be found in a museum or in a tycoon’s living room. It can be found in various BPI branches across Manila, which houses works by National Artists, as well as eminent masters who might soon join their ranks. Read more »

National Museum opens Botong's greatest work to the public

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 05:16 PM

“Filipino Struggles Through History” has been dubbed the “greatest extant work of art” by the late National Artist Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco. Read more »

Fire hits school, NBI office, heritage building in Iligan

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 10:18 PM

ILIGAN CITY - Despite the pouring rain brought about by Tropical Storm Basyang, fire razed Santo Niño Academy in Barangay Mahayahay, Iligan City on Tuesday.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang gimik, pasyalan sa Valentine's Day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 11:46 PM

Kaya sa papalapit na Valentine's Day, maiging yayain ang pamilya o kasintahan sa ilang "dating place." Read more »

The Pinto Museum and other new museums of Southeast Asia

Karim Raslan, Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Feb 04 02:53 PM

Featuring regional artists and tackling themes that resonate with their local contexts, these museums are putting Southeast Asian art and issues in the spotlight. Read more »

Museo ng buto ng mga hayop, patok sa Davao City

Claire Cornelio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 01:24 AM

Layunin ng may-ari ng museum na magbigay kaalaman sa publiko hinggil sa mga hayop sa pamamagitan ng mga butong kaniyang nakolekta. Read more »

Spirits and red bikinis: Inside Destileria Limtuaco's museum

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 12:23 PM

Liquor bottles from as far back as the Spanish colonization are displayed beside calendars bearing pictures of Philippine cinema's sexiest clad in red bikinis in Destileria Limtuaco's museum. Read more »

10 most significant paintings of Elmer Borlongan's 25 years

Jerome Gomez, ANC-X
Updated as of Feb 01 03:34 PM

Elmer Borlongan welcomed the challenge of celebrating his 25th year with a retrospective, despite the enormous work events of this nature usually entail.  Read more »

A golden idea? Museum offered 18-karat toilet to Trump

Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 26 08:26 AM

New York's Guggenheim Museum offered to lend an 18-karat gold toilet to President Donald Trump after the White House asked to borrow a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Read more »

Elmer Borlongan's art career turns silver via landmark Met exhibit

Jerome Gomez, ANC-X
Posted at Jan 21 05:38 PM

One hundred fifty select paintings and 50 drawings on paper comprise the landmark show which opened Saturday at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila billed "An Extraordinary Eye for The Ordinary." Read more »

3 must-visit museums in Manila

Huawei Philippines
Posted at Jan 12 03:53 PM

One way to get in touch with the history and culture of a country is through visiting its museums. Read more »

Bakery, itinayo para sa mga sundalong lumaban sa Marawi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 02:09 AM

Sa Nueva Ecija, isang bakery ang itinayo para tumulong sa mga sugatang sundalong lumaban sa giyera sa Marawi. Read more »

Museum para sa Marawi siege, binuksan na

Noriel Padiernos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 10:59 AM

PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Bukas na sa publiko ang museum na naglalaman ng memorabilia hinggil sa pagpapalaya ng Marawi City sa mga kamay ng teroristang Maute group. Read more »

LOOK: Dessert Museum is Manila's newest selfie spot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 11:36 AM

It features eight themed rooms, from Candy Cane Groves to Cotton Candy Forests.  Read more »

Trump salutes civil rights heroes at boycotted museum opening

Nicholas Kamm, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 08:23 AM

US leader Donald Trump called for an end to racial hatred Saturday at the launch of a museum dedicated to victims of white-supremacist violence in America's Deep South, a ceremony boycotted by several black leaders. Read more »

Choose your side: Get the ultimate Star Wars ride with this app

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Posted at Dec 03 06:20 PM

The battle begins between The Resistance and The First Order. Which side will you choose? Read more »

Explorers who found wreck of world's biggest battleship get National Museum nod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 05:31 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The National Museum of the Philippines has given the team of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen the green light to explore Philippine waters for World War II-era shipwrecks. Read more »

Effort under way to save historic McDonald's 'Store No. 1'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 07:17 PM

CHICAGO - It has been closed to visitors for a decade with few noticing. But, when McDonald's announced it would demolish "Store No. 1," a small midwestern US community rallied to save the structure. Read more »