Performing Art Centers, Theaters, Museums, and Galleries

[Rence]

Originally Posted by renell

I don't know what you mean by more greenery There's more greenery in CCP than probably the rest of Pasay...

What i mean is kulang pa ang mga parks and even lights within the CCP complex and reclamation area puro talahiban, lately favorite tapunan ng mga salvage victims ang Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard.

[renell]

Well DM Blvd is still under the process of development and therefore it will take time for developments, lighting and greenery will come. When someone decides to build a mall, apartments, or perhaps a sport complex there, they will come. It can't be talibahan forever. MoA is approaching opening I heard, it could spark up more developments around it

[Rence]

I hope that hindi ito over price !

Maganda siguro kung i-landscape ito .

[amras]

Originally Posted by renell

Well DM Blvd is still under the process of development and therefore it will take time for developments, lighting and greenery will come. When someone decides to build a mall, apartments, or perhaps a sport complex there, they will come. It can't be talibahan forever. MoA is approaching opening I heard, it could spark up more developments around it

Renell it's talahiban not talibahan. Nonetheless, I agree with what you said.

[Rence]

Originally Posted by amras

Renell it's talahiban not talibahan. Nonetheless, I agree with what you said.

Baka iba na ang ibig sabihin niyan?

[renell]

Told yous my filo is getting worse

[Solblanc]

This should sort of be in the tourism thread, but I'm gathering a bit more info. Anyways, during my european excursion, I thoroughly enjoyed being a tourist, which generally meant that I did everything and took a lot of pictures while doing it When I'm going to invite friends abroad here, I want to make sure that they have something to do. I don't want to just point them towards the direction of Greenbelt or Malate or Jupiter. I have plenty of vodka in the house, and I'm not one who gets drunk in public, but I digress...

Anyways, I'm looking for every single theater, art gallery, and museum in Manila. I'm aware of the theater world, because I sorta dabble in it, but as for art galleries and museums, I'm not too well versed. I'm not just talking about the big places, but small, out-of-the-way places are also cool. When I was in Paris, there were loads of small, tucked-away art galleries. In Amsterdam, there were numerous small museums dedicated to the pleasures of the flesh (not a euphemism :p) I want to know if we have such hidden gems here. Thanks, waiting for your replies!

[Lili]

I believe boybaha already created a thread on Museums. Check the threads. I'll also do so myself when I get to. This is a great idea by the way.

Ok, found it. Here is the thread.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=144778

[bustero]

We should also combine this with the CCP thread.

Sorry fo the let's combine comments , parang nawawala kasi ang threads after a while specially the not so popular ones then we start the conversation again.

In the meantime:

Museums
Metropolitan, CCP Main - more a gallery, Ayala, Casa Manila, National Museum, San Agustin, Bahay Tsinoy, Malacanang Musuem, Manila City Hall, Childrens Museum, Bahay Nakpil, Mabini Shrine, Museo ng Bangko Sentral, UST, GSIS Museum, Marikina Shoe Mueseum, art Gallery Philippines, Lopez, Barasoain, The Alcove (nielsen tower), Goethe, Instituto Cervantes, coconut palace, UP fine Arts, Las Pinas bamboo Organ Museum, Philippine Army Museum, Intramuros Light and Sound, Archdiocesean Museum, Iglesia ni Cristo Museum, Madrigal Museum, Bayanihan Folk Arts Museum, Atenoe art Gallery, Dinosaur Museum, Makati Museum, National Historic Institute, Museum of the Filipino People, Philippine Air Force, Philippine National Police, Postal Museuem, Quezon Memorial Msueum, Vargas Museum.

Well these are the ones I know of in Manila mostly. art galleries, too many of them.

[jbkayaker12]

Solblanc on the "Most Westernized City in Asia"

" I have been trying to fight the ridiculous westernization of architecture in Metro Manila (every new project has to have italian or victorian or mediterranean inspired theme) and now I come across a thread glorifying the entire process. "

Hehehehe, I hope you enjoyed your vacation in EUROPE.

[Rence]

Originally Posted by bustero

We should also combine this with the CCP thread.

Sorry fo the let's combine comments , parang nawawala kasi ang threads after a while specially the not so popular ones then we start the conversation again.

In the meantime:

Museums
Metropolitan, CCP Main - more a gallery, Ayala, Casa Manila, National Museum, San Agustin, Bahay Tsinoy, Malacanang Musuem, Manila City Hall, Childrens Museum, Bahay Nakpil, Mabini Shrine, Museo ng Bangko Sentral, UST, GSIS Museum, Marikina Shoe Mueseum, art Gallery Philippines, Lopez, Barasoain, The Alcove (nielsen tower), Goethe, Instituto Cervantes, coconut palace, UP fine Arts, Las Pinas bamboo Organ Museum, Philippine Army Museum, Intramuros Light and Sound, Archdiocesean Museum, Iglesia ni Cristo Museum, Madrigal Museum, Bayanihan Folk Arts Museum, Atenoe art Gallery, Dinosaur Museum, Makati Museum, National Historic Institute, Museum of the Filipino People, Philippine Air Force, Philippine National Police, Postal Museuem, Quezon Memorial Msueum, Vargas Museum.

Well these are the ones I know of in Manila mostly. art galleries, too many of them.

Casa Manila, Coconut Palace, Fort Santiago, Tutuban railway station - The old building had some office equiptment on display., Museo Pambata, Science Centrum within (UP Manila), Palacio del Gobernador- It had some interesting photograph collection of old intramuros, Aquario De Manila also known as Manila Aquarium or Puerta Real Aquarium, Arellano University -Florentino Cayco memorabila (Legarda st,Sampaloc , Manila)the collection of photographs of Mr. Florentino Cayco the founder of arellano university, his achievements ,throphy and recognition
Goldenberg and Titus mansion (JP Laurel street ) restored by former first lady Imelda Marcos - takenote: you need to know someone from Malacanang to get inside these two mansions or else you just be contented looking at the houses outside the street of JP Laurel.
Legarda Elementary School- This school had some collections of photograph and its architectural building works could be appreciated.

[OtAkAw]

It would be nice if even at least ONE of these museums housed a creation of Van Gogh, Da Vinci, MichaelAngelo, Rembrandt, or kahit na yung kay Andy Warhol lang ok na! If it comes to art, I think Manila can edge out its neighboring SEA cities. But art is not that popular here, no one of my classmates even know who painted "Virgin of The Rocks" or "Sunflower" alam lang nila "Mona Lisa". Ang Pinoy talaga walang hilig sa ganyan...

[Lili]

Siguro, magkakaroon ng hilig when there is exposure. Kasi naman, we only have humanities and art history and appreciation class in college not earlier. I doubt if most Filipinos have even seen the images/arts of our own artists (e.g. Luna's Spolarium, Fernando Amorsolo, Botong Francisco, Baldemor, Ang Kiukok, Cesar Legaspi, etc.)

[Mango]

So we might as well introduce "Arts Appreciation" in primary years...

[thomasian]

There's an "art appreciation" subject in UST.
My cousin needs to go to the GSIS Museum for their art app. class.

Unfortunately I didn't have art app. when I was still in UST.

[daDJ]

It's unfortunate that Filipinos aren't museum lovers. I wish to see a Guggenheim built in MM.

Sadly, even I haven't been to National Museum, Metropolitan Museum nor the Ayala Museum. I would have wanted to see Luna's Spoliarium at the National M.

[renell]

Originally Posted by OtAkAw

It would be nice if even at least ONE of these museums housed a creation of Van Gogh, Da Vinci, MichaelAngelo, Rembrandt, or kahit na yung kay Andy Warhol lang ok na! If it comes to art, I think Manila can edge out its neighboring SEA cities. But art is not that popular here, no one of my classmates even know who painted "Virgin of The Rocks" or "Sunflower" alam lang nila "Mona Lisa". Ang Pinoy talaga walang hilig sa ganyan...

Well all of those European paintings are back in Europe aren't they? Fat chance the government is gonna buy them, we should have all of the famous Filipino paintings under one house.

[daDJ]

Originally Posted by renell

Well all of those European paintings are back in Europe aren't they? Fat chance the government is gonna buy them, we should have all of the famous Filipino paintings under one house.

I agree to the idea of a local museum featuring works of great Filipino artists - Luna, Botong Francisco, Ang Kiukok, Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Bencab, Luz, etc...

Is Juvenal Sanso a Filipino?

[OtAkAw]

Where is Luna's Spoliarium located anyway?
I've read that The Mona Lisa was leased for 100 million dollars for a stay in one museum in the US for only about hours? Anyone read that, that is absolutely outrageous! Imagine paying that much money only to display a painting created by a homosexual maniac when there are 1.8 billion people in the world living in poverty!

[Solblanc]

Originally Posted by OtAkAw

Where is Luna's Spoliarium located anyway?
I've read that The Mona Lisa was leased for 100 million dollars for a stay in one museum in the US for only about hours? Anyone read that, that is absolutely outrageous! Imagine paying that much money only to display a painting created by a homosexual maniac when there are 1.8 billion people in the world living in poverty!

The Spolarium should be in the old national museum. The last time I was there, it was being renovated. I heard some horror stories about people letting water leaking from the ceiling drabble on to the paintings...

Oh, and for some reason, homosexual maniacs sell. :p

Originally Posted by jbkayaker12

Solblanc on the "Most Westernized City in Asia"

" I have been trying to fight the ridiculous westernization of architecture in Metro Manila (every new project has to have italian or victorian or mediterranean inspired theme) and now I come across a thread glorifying the entire process. "

Hehehehe, I hope you enjoyed your vacation in EUROPE.

Yes, I enjoyed it, thank you very much :p
Seriously, though, I appreciate european architecture for what it is, but I don't believe that transplanting european design into the Philippines is going to transplant european charm or grandeur. We can be much more creative than that, and I wish that our architects would be bold enough to be that creative. Like Locsin, say what you will about his giant hollow blocks, but they were pretty cool in his time, and his work has developed a certain timelessness