Lopez Memorial Museum and Library in Pasay1960

The Lopez Memorial Museum and Library is established on Lancaster St., Pasay City in honor of Eugenio Lopez Sr.’s parents, Benito and Presentacion

1972

Publishes John RM Taylor’s “Philippine Insurrection Against the United States,” which is distributed for free to libraries in the Philippines

Juan Luna: The Filipino as Painter1980

Publishes “Juan Luna: The Filipino as Painter” by Santiago Pilar

1980

Publishes “The Complete Writings of Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing”

1983

Publishes “Philippine Rariora: A Descriptive Catalogue of 17th Century Imprints in the Lopez Memorial Museum”

1984

Publishes Helen Valmayor’s “Orchidiana Filipiniana”

1986

Moves from its Pasay site to the Benpres Building, Ortigas and embarks on a massive preservation program

1990s

Starts acquiring works by modern Filipino artists under the guidance of Roberto M. Lopez

The museum gets certified to the ISO 9001 standard2002

The Roberto M. Lopez Conservation Center is established

2003

The museum gets certified to the ISO 9001 standard

2004

Starts its digitization project

2008

The conservation lab receives a grant from the Society for the Preservation of Philippine Culture Inc. to purchase additional equipment

"Unfolding: Half a Century of the Lopez Memorial Museum and Library"2010

The museum celebrates its 50th anniversary with an exhibit and a commemorative book, “Unfolding: Half a Century of the Lopez Memorial Museum and Library” written by Joselina Cruz, Serafin Quiason, Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez and Felice Sta. Maria, and edited by Purissima Benitez-Johannot

2011

The Zero In museum consortium marks its 10th anniversary with Open Call

2012

The exhibit Beat opens on May 19

2013

Establishes a museum and library membership program

The Beat exhibit