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Keeping the ‘Fall’ alive

Published on Thursday, 16 April 2020 | Hits:2401

“All were thinking, trying to understand what surrender meant to our country, to our beloved ones left at the mercy of the cruel and ruthless victors, to ourselves. What of

Classic Filipino cinema meets a new generation

Published on Monday, 09 March 2020 | Hits:750

February 20, 2020, marked the first of three installments in Lopez Arts Initiative’s (LAI) Classic Filipino Cinema series. Anchored on a few celebrations such as National Arts Month, 100 Years

Lopez Arts Initiative spotlights restored classics in free film screenings

Published on Thursday, 06 February 2020 | Hits:911

PASS the popcorn as the Lopez Arts Initiative (LAI) shows three classic films for free as part of the Fringe Festival this year. A combined effort of the Lopez Museum

Our national hero as artist

Published on Wednesday, 13 November 2019 | Hits:1074

JOSE Rizal was known for the many hats he wore—novelist, poet, doctor, insurgent, polyglot. Wherever he went, Rizal found new occupations, ones that later found their way sculpted unto his

Ambeth Ocampo delves into Amorsolo’s ‘hidden identity’

Published on Monday, 07 October 2019 | Hits:1130

IDYLLIC landscapes and smiling young maidens immediately come to mind when discussing Fernando Amorsolo, but little light has been shed on his works that depict historical figures and scenes.

Curtains up

Published on Wednesday, 11 September 2019 | Hits:935

SHHH, the show’s starting. Suddenly movement, outside the canvas, twisting, lifting, strumming. Coiffed hair reflecting the studio lights and the style of the times. Upon seeing different interpretations of film and

Noise and unrest in the land of golden sunlight

Published on Friday, 09 August 2019 | Hits:979

The ‘70s to the ‘80s was a whirlwind of oppression under the iron fist of the dictatorship. What did the Philippines have to do with anything beautiful? Landscapes were made

Bantay Baterya: Giving new life to old batteries

Published on Friday, 09 August 2019 | Hits:2464

Many of us have been worried of the pollution that is being felt around us. Yet one of the most dangerous pollutants can be avoided by motor vehicle owners. I

A deep dive into Philippine art forms

Published on Sunday, 14 July 2019 | Hits:1041

The Lopez Museum and Library teams up with the Ateneo Art Gallery to present two lecture series that dive into Philippine art forms and their iterations in contemporary practice.

Moving history

Published on Monday, 17 June 2019 | Hits:822

How do you move 600 years of arts and letters from Point A to Point B?

Lopez Museum and Library Advisory

Published on Wednesday, 14 November 2018 | Hits:1618

The library services of Lopez Museum and Library (LML) will be temporarily closed starting November 12, 2018 due to its transfer to a new location. Library services will resume in

Civil servant finds ‘a second home’ at Lopez Museum

Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2018 | Hits:1140

This is the latest in our series of individuals who appreciate the various CSR services of the Lopez Group, this time in the field of arts and culture through Lopez

Finance starter kit for millennials, Part 1: Saving (by Dan Lopez Layug)

Published on Tuesday, 14 August 2018 | Hits:2175

Saving for the future is very important. Savings empower us to provide for our families, ensure the education of our children, support us on rainy days and even help us

G Stuff comes up with more good stuff

Published on Wednesday, 11 July 2018 | Hits:1334

True to its advocacy to help preserve the environment and improve Filipinos’ lives, G Stuff keeps the light shining brighter by offering new products. These products embody the brand’s integrity

‘Zero-In Handbook’: All you need to know about starting a museum

Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2018 | Hits:1696

The Zero-In museum consortium has launched Making Museums Work: A Zero-In Handbook in line with its thrust to promote museum culture and to create better-equipped and better-informed institutions.

A sense of space, a sense of history

Published on Monday, 12 March 2018 | Hits:1467

During the early days of the Lopez Museum and Library, the visual arts component of the collection—through the works of Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo—has been a permanent fixture

Dayrit work included in New Museum exhibit in NY

Published on Monday, 12 March 2018 | Hits:1607

Artist Cian Dayrit’s piece, Mapa de lo que Ahora Se Conce como Las Islas Filipinas (“Map of What is Now Known as the Philippines”) recently acquired by the Lopez Museum

Galleries close to prepare for relocation

Published on Tuesday, 12 December 2017 | Hits:1759

After more than 30 years in Benpres Building, the Lopez Museum, along with the Roberto M. Lopez Conservation Center, will be moving to its new home in Makati.

A ‘reunion’ of Luna masterpieces in Singapore

Published on Tuesday, 12 December 2017 | Hits:1248

Contributing one of the largest loans from a single collection, the Lopez Museum and Library successfully brought over 10 paintings by Juan Luna to be part of the National Gallery