The Museum Foundation of the Philippines continues to connect people, institutions, and ideas, protecting memory, nurturing creativity, and strengthening our shared heritage.
Through our partnership with the National Museum of the Philippines, we do more than preserve objects. We protect memory. Our scholars return with expertise that continues to strengthen and enrich our cultural institutions.
Yohanna Frias, who recently earned her Master of Arts in Heritage and Exhibition Design from Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland, now helps shape visitor experiences at the National Museum. Meanwhile, Mariah Camille Calanno applies her Master’s in Cultural Materials Conservation from the University of Melbourne to the preservation of the Benguet mummies.
With Cultural Center of the Philippines, we brought museum experiences to new communities. At Pasinaya 2025, 15 vans shuttled audiences across 12 museums, opening art and heritage to thousands.
With Philippine Art Events Inc., we continue as Education Partner for Art Fair Philippines 2025, helping expand conversations on contemporary Philippine art. The partnership also extends to Art in the Park, which supports the Museum Foundation’s work with the National Museum.
At Museo del Seminario Conciliar de Nueva Caceres, we helped restore thousands of flood-damaged documents by providing equipment for scanning and digitization.
“Lost Conversations” records revive 50-year-old interviews with National Artists conducted by publisher, art critic, and artist Cid Reyes. With the Museum Foundation’s support, the voices of Victoria Edades, Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Arturo Luz, Jose Joya, and others are brought back to life for future generations to appreciate.
“Making Modernity” talk celebrated 100 years of Art Deco in the Philippines, showing its impact on design, architecture, and lifestyle, and how history shapes Filipino identity.
“Wicked and Wounded” talk in Muntinlupa examined the shadow side of the Filipina in periodicals from 1898-1938.
This year, we see the most number of grants given by the foundation over the past years. We also help bring to life the Abaca book by HABI, The Philippine Textile Council Inc. and support the completion of “Pagtutol at Pag-asa,” Imelda Cajipe-Endaya’s long-awaited book.
We open doors for young curators through Curatorial Conversations 2 with Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, shaping new storytellers for the future exhibitions.
We amplify design heritage with the National Museum’s “Art Deco: Modernity and Design in the Philippines,” a landmark celebration of a movement that shaped our built environment.
We bridge art and science in “Faces and Flora,” a Philippine Japan collaboration bringing our native plants to the global stage. And we advance biodiversity research through the curation and publication of the Stanley Cabigas’ Coleoptera Collection, one of the most extensive beetle collections ever acquired by the National Museum.
We supported CORDITEX to reprint “Agabel Tayo!,” a children’s book on master weavers to inspire pride in local craft. Also,
“Art Weave” at the museum celebrated Cordillera weaving linking tradition with new artistic possibilities.
Through “Reflections of a Local Luminary: Botong, the Brown Man of Angono,” audiences stepped into the vibrant world of Carlos V. Francisco, his community, and his art.
In October 2024, we promoted Museum & Galleries Month spotlighting museums nationwide and connecting more Filipinos with art and heritage.
MaArte has been more than a fair. It is the pioneer showcase and original platform for Filipino craftsmanship that celebrates artisans, sustains heritage, and connects tradition with new generations. More than numbers, MaArte remains our strongest platform for raising resources and pride in Filipino craftsmanship – proving that heritage thrives when celebrated and shared,
We call on more members, volunteers, partners, and grantees to actively join us and be involved with the foundation. Together, we can keep widening the circle. For our museums. For our culture. For our country.
