A Tour of the Amorsolo Retrospective, Part I
posted on November 20th, 2008A Tour of the Amorsolo Retrospective, Part I
A study tour of four museums particpating in the Amorsolo Retrospective
Organized by the Museum Foundation of the Philippines
Hosted by Mrs. Petty Benitez Johannot
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8am-5pm
Fernando Amorsolo was the first Philippine National Artist for the Visual Arts. He is famed for his bucolic scenes celebrating Philippine rural life and customs, light-filled landscapes and portraits of society figures. The seven-museum retrospective celebrates his extensive oeuvre. Each museum focuses on a different aspect of Amorsolo\’s art, some of them little known. We will visit four museums. Part 2 is tentatively scheduled for January 17, 2009.
| AM | |
| 8:00 | Meet in front of Sanctuario de San Antonio Church in Forbes Park, Makati City |
| 9:00 | Vargas Museum, Univ. of the Philippines, Quezon City Capturing Anxieties: Amorsolo, His Contemporaries and Pictures of the War |
| 10:45 | Lopez Museum, Benpres Bldg, Ortigas Centre Tell Tale: The Artist as Storyteller, Amorsolo as Co-Author |
| PM | |
| 12:00 | Filipino Lunch at Via Mare, Greenbelt 3, Makati City |
| 1:30 | Ayala Museum, Makati City Amorsolo\’s Women Concealed and Revealed |
| 3:00 | Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Tower, Makati City Mukhang Tsinoy: Portraits by Fernando Amorsolo |
| 16:30 | Back to Sanctuario de San Antonio |
For inquiries call or text Elvie Magpayo at 404 2685 or 0928 5039392
Fee for Members: Php 1,500
Fee for Non-members: Php 1,700
The fee includes the cost of transportation, museum entrance fees and guides, and lunch at Via Mare excluding drinks