TOPIC VII: CRITICAL

EVALUATION AND
PROMOTION OF
LOCAL AND ORAL
HISTORY (MUSEUMS)
PRESENTED BY: MA. KRISTINE LHEA
V. DELOS TRINO
 International Council of Museums
(ICOM) defines museums as non-profit,
permanent institution, in the service of society
and of its development and open to the public.
 The war years destroyed historic buildings
that housed valuable collections and almost
Introduction obliterated Philippine material culture.
In recent years, community museums
emerged with the realization that museums are
effective sources of education, entertainment,
and empowerment.
According to the NCOM listing, there
are currently 161 museums in the
country. In the National Capital Region
there are 56 museums; Northern Luzon
has 22 museums; Southern Luzon has 36
museums; Visayas has 36 museums and
Mindanao has 11 museums.
UST Museum of
Arts and
Sciences
- Started as a Gabinete de Fisica
- Claimed to be the oldest museum
in the country.
- More than 100 years of existing.
- The establishment of the Faculty
of Medicine in 1871 may also be
considered the beginning of the
UST Museum.
 The Department of Public Instruction, passed through Act. No. 74
of the Philippine Commission, was directed to supervise a centralized
and secular public-school system and open a public school in each
municipality of the islands.
 A group of 600 American volunteer arrives in Manila aboard USS
1901-1940 Thomas to serve as teachers in the various public schools.
 The introduction of American culture brought about the sudden
modernization in Filipino cities, especially Manila.
 Art collecting was dominated by American colonial officials in the
1920s.
National
Museum of the
Philippines
- National Museum was first government
museum established in 1902 in the
Philippines during the American colonial
period.
- Started as the Insular Museum of
Ethnology, Natural History and
Commerce under the Department of
Public Instruction.
- 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.
- In 1942, the Japanese Forces entered Manila without resistance.
- Valuable collections of private individuals were destroyed during
the war. The multimillion stamp collection of Don Michael

1940-1945 Goldenberg burned down while the santos collection of Don Jose
Bantug perished.
-The Liberation of Manila destroyed 95% of the museum’s
collection holdings, almost obliterating the rich material culture of
the country.
- The era focused on national pride and regional alliances.
- After World War II, artists developed a keen interest in expressive
1945-1965 idioms.
- Art Association of the Philippines was established in 1948 by Purita
Kalaw Ledesma.
PHILIPPINE ART GALLERY (PAG) CALATAGAN EXCAVATIONS
Historical
Landmarks/Museums
Museo ni
Manuel
Quezon
- The Museo ni Manuel
Quezon is housed in the
Shrine.
- Designed by Federico Ilustre
- Features the life and political
career of President Quezon
and explains the historical
context in which he emerged
as leader of the country.
Rizal Shrine or
Fort Santiago
- Was built in 1953 by Spanish
navigator and governor Miguel
López de Legazpi .
- Where the national hero Jose Rizal
was incarcerated.
- Located at Intramuros, Manila.
Mabini
Shrine
- The Mabini Shrine- PUP
features the reproduction of
the nipa house where
Apolinario Mabini used to
live during his student years
at UST until his death on 13
May 1903.
- The shrine also features the
Museo ni Apolinario Mabini
which was inaugurated last 23
July 2013, the 149th Birth
Anniversary of Mabini.
Aguinaldo
Mansion
- site of the historic proclamation of
Philippine Independence on June 12,
1898.
- It was declared a national shrine
shortly after the death of General
Emilio Aguinaldo.
- The house where the president
lived was donated to the Filipino
people in 1963, a year before he
passed away.
- Located at Kawit, Cavite
Private
Museums
Lopez
Memorial
Museum
- One of the earliest private
museum.
- It was established on February 13,
1960 by Don Eugenio Lopez Sr.
to honor his parents, house his
private collection and serve
scholars and students.
- one of the country’s finest
collection of art and Filipiniana
materials.
 The Marcos era was a period of unrest, martial rule and
suppression. Since Marcos’ ascendancy to power in 1965, political
and student rallies dominated the national scene.
 The years of living dangerously evolved underground art
movements.
 In the mid 60s, the climate for antique collecting was ripe.
1965-1986  The martial law years also witnessed the flourishing of high art and
society patrons.
 First Lady Imelda Marcos, as Patroness of the Arts, endorsing
innumerable cultural infrastructure projects and activities, institutions
mushroomed all over the archipelago.
 Government museums were built at various levels and opened to
introduce the arts to the masses.
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
FOLK ARTS THEATER
PHILIPPINES
Government
museums
CCP Museums
- opened in 1969
- highlight the collection of Philippine art.
- A permanent exhibit entitled “Diwa: Buhay, Ritwal at
Sining” showcases significant Filipino artistic traditions and
explores the development of Philippine art and aesthetics in
the socio-cultural context.
Central Bank
Money
Museum
- opened in 1974 under the
stewardship of Governor
Gregorio Licaros.
- showcase a connoisseur’s
collection of coins, bills and
medals from the Philippines
and abroad.
Casa Manila,
Museum
- Intramuros Administration was
created through a presidential
decree tasked to preserve and
revive the culture of Old Manila.
- depicting colonial lifestyle during
Spanish colonization of the
Philippines.
Military and
Police museums
Philippine
Air Force
Museum
- built in 1974
- is an aerospace museum
located within the premises
of colonel jesus villamor air
b a s e i n p a s a y, p h i l i p p i n e s .
Armed Forces of
the Philippines
Museum
- also known as the AFP
Museum
- Among its collections are
infantry guns, rifles, mortars
and various war equipment.
- located within the premises of
Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon
City, Philippines.
Corporate
museum
Ayala Museum of
Philippine History
and Iconographic
Archives.
- This six-storey edifice houses
ethnographic and archaeological
exhibits on Filipino culture, art, and
history.
- intricately executed dioramas of the 60
most important historical events in the
country were assembled.
- run privately by the Ayala Foundation
- Located at Makati, Metro Manila,
 after the People Power Revolution of 1986, President Corazon
Aquino ordered that the Malacañang Palace be opened to the public
as a museum.
 The Malacañang Palace has been the official residence of Chief
1986-1998 Executives of the Philippines since1863 holding treasures of
Philippine and foreign art.
 Most of the institutions of high art during the Marcos era were
rehabilitated to accommodate popular programs.
Latest development
in Philippine
museums
EMERGENCE OF INTERACTIVE MUSEUMS AND
ECOMUSEUMS.
Philippine Science
Centrum
- Located at Riverbanks Ave,
Marikina
- the country’s pioneer interactive
science museum, is an ideal
destination for children and adults,
who want to touch, twist, play, hear,
and see science while having fun.
- It caters to DepED’s K to 12
curriculum with its exciting
educational activities, outreach
programs, and trainings.
Museo
Pambata
- Located at Ermita district of
Manila, near Rizal Park, in the
Philippines.
- is a children's interactive
museum, the first of its kind in
the Philippines
- is in a sense an alternative to the
formal classroom environment
where learning resembles a one-
way street – the teacher imparts
knowledge, and the students
absorb it.
THE END.
THANK YOU.