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Save These Free Admission Museums in Manila this May

AS we celebrate International Museum Day this month of May, museums proudly display cultural heritage and knowledge, bridging innovation and tradition while cherishing the invaluable role of museums on this special day.

Explore this curated list of museums where you can hop from one to another!

Ayala Museum

The annual celebration of International Museum Day, Ayala Museum offers free admission and opens their galleries and Filipinas Heritage Library this May 19, Sunday, from 10 AM to 6 PM only. 

Watch out for their “Gold of Ancestors: Pre-colonial Treasures in the Philippines” exhibition, arts and crafts activity with Googly Gooeys, and educational video streaming for visitors. 

Pre-registration is required to secure your slots as this will be limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. The official registration link will be posted in the Ayala Museum page. 

Yuchengco Museum

Save your weekend ahead as Yuchengco Museum offers a 2-day free admission on May 17 and 18, from 10 AM to 6 PM. 

Be open and learn about the Philippines’ well-known art, unique culture and historical designs in the exhibit including the “Roots and Paradoxes: The Filipino Voices” of Carlos Bulosan and Carlos Villa, the “Fernando Amorsolo: Partnership with the Danilo Soriano Family Foundation and the Fernando Amorsolo Art Foundation,” and “Blue Horizons” of Glenn A. Bautista. 

Visit more artistic creations in Yuchengco Museum at RCBC Plaza, Corner Ayala & Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenues in Makati. 

AIMS Museo Maritimo

The Asian Institute of Maritime Studies (AIMS) Museo Maritimo, the first-maritime-themed museum in the country, has set an activity program to contribute new discoveries in arts, history, science and technology.

Program includes the Open Museum Day, soft launch of Deck 4 Educational Walls in the Lighthouse Building, and the release of AIMS Museo Maritimo Publication. 

Bring your family and friends along as AIMS Museo Maritimo will be open to the public from May 16 to May 18, 2024, for free at A. Arnaiz Avenue corner Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City. 

On May 16 and 18, the Ateneo Art Gallery is celebrating the International Museum Day with back-to-back ArtSpeaks for free to the public.

Visual artist, Mark Orozco Justiniani, together with Fr. Jett Villarin, SJ, and Dr. Remmon Barbaza will have the first ArtSpeak, “An Artist’s Conversation with a Physicist and a Philosopher”. 

The second ArtSpeak talk will be a series of discussions on writing, featuring Eileen Legaspi Ramirez, Mariah Reodica, Jay Rosas, Nicole Soriano Lao. Celebrating the 10th Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism, this session “Who do we write for?” will be moderated by Lisa Ito-Tapang on May 18. 

Access the registration forms by visiting the Ateneo Art Gallery Instagram and Facebook page. 

National Museum – Book Cover Design Activity

The National Museum of the Philippines invites all enthusiasts to participate in the Book Cover Design Activity on May 17, 2024, at the Central Library and Archives of the National Museum of Anthropology.

In addition to the book cover design activity, a book talk session and gallery tour are added in celebration of National Heritage Month this May. 

The book cover design activity in digital drawing will take place from 8:30 AM to 12 PM while the traditional drawing activity will be from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 

Save your slots now by accessing the registration link on the official Facebook page of National Museum of the Philippines. 

With reports from Glaiza Chavez

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