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| Established | April 1967; 58 years ago (1967-04) |
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| Location | Insular Life Building (1967–1974) Old Ayala Museum Building (1974–2001) Old Makati Stock Exchange Building (2001–2004) Ayala Museum Building (2004–present) |
| Coordinates | 14°33′12.98″N121°1′23.41″E / 14.5536056°N 121.0231694°E /14.5536056; 121.0231694 (Ayala Museum) |
| Type | Art andhistory museum |
| Visitors | 65,000+[1] (2014) |
| Website | ayalamuseum.org |
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| General information | |
| Status | December 4, 2021 (reopened) |
| Location | Makati,Philippines |
| Inaugurated | September 28, 2004 |
| Renovated | 2019–2021 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | granite,steel,glass |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Leandro Y. Locsin Jr. |
| Architecture firm | Leandro V. Locsin Partners |
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| Parking | Greenbelt Basement Parking |
TheAyala Museum is a museum inMakati,Metro Manila,Philippines. It is run privately by theAyala Foundation and houses archaeological, ethnographic, historical, fine arts, numismatics, and ecclesiastical exhibits.[2] Since its establishment in April 1967,[3] the museum has been committed to showcasing overseas collections and situating contemporary Philippine art in the global arena in a two-way highway of mutual cooperation and exchange with local and international associates.[4] The museum was reopened on December 4, 2021, after a two-year renovation.[5]
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Envisioned during the 1950s by Philippine abstract painterFernando M. Zobel, as amuseum ofPhilippine history and iconography, the Ayala Museum was established in April 1967 as a project of theFilipinas Foundation, now known as the Ayala Foundation.[3] The museum was housed at the Insular Life Building until 1974 before being transferred to[6] the oldMakati Stock Exchange Building.[7] The old building was designed byNational ArtistLeandro Locsin.[6]
Plans to transfer to the Ayala Museum were made as early as 2002.[8] The old building that hosted the old Ayala Museum was demolished which met some criticism from heritage conservationists.[6] The old museum was soon replaced by Greenbelt 4, which opened in 2004 and a part ofGreenbelt's expansion project.[9]
The museum moved to a new six-story building made from granite, steel and glass,[6] which was designed by Leandro V. Locsin Partners, led by Leandro Y. Locsin Jr., the son of the architect that designed the old Ayala Museum. It was formally dedicated at the 170th anniversary of the Ayala Corporation on September 28, 2004, and stands on the same site of the original Ayala Museum.[3]
The museum temporarily closed on June 1, 2019, for renovations, which were expected to finish by the end of 2020.[10] These renovations were halted due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, but subsequently finished by November 2021. The museum reopened on December 4, 2021.[11][12]
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Contemporary exhibitions such as retrospectives of Filipino artists and contemporary international art are housed at the ground floor of the museum.
Recent exhibition features the "Beyond Tobacco" exhibit which is in time with Ayala Corporation's 180th anniversary. Beyond Tobacco presents the rich economic history of thePhilippines and its deep relationship withSpain during and after the Tobacco Monopoly in the 19th century by its large collection ofartifacts, memorabilia,maps, andphotographs of theCompañia General de Tobacos de Filipinas (also known asTabacalera). Artifacts such astobaccos, cigar holders, and other paraphernalia are shown in the exhibit. Maps of huge tobacco plantations chiefly inLuzon are also displayed, including photos of thefactory before and after being bombed during theJapanese occupation. Furthermore, paintings byFernando Amorsolo and books written byJaime Gil de Biedma and other biographers are on display.[17] The exhibit was curated by Professor Martin Rodrigo of theUniversitat Pompeu Fabra (also known asPompeu Fabra University) inBarcelona, Spain.[18]
The museum's second floor gallery features art exhibits and galleries. Accessible throughGreenbelt, it offers free admission, distinct from the rest of the museum.[19]
The museum's third floor galleries and the Zobel multipurpose hall are designed to house the changing displays showingPioneers of Philippine Art,Images of Nation,New Frontiers, andCollector Series- from the 18th century to the contemporary period of Philippine art.[20]
Pioneers of Philippine Art showcases the 100 years of Philippine art from the late 19th century to the 20th century in the works of three famous Filipino artists namelyJuan Luna,Fernando Amorsolo andFernando M. Zobel.[20] Paintings of Amorsolo includesPalay Maiden (1920),Maiden with Lanzones (1924),Maiden in a Flower Garden (1948),Portrait of Victoria Zobel de Ayala (1948), andOpen Market Scene (1957–1958) to name a few. All works of Zobel highlights pure non-objectivism andabstract art. Some of these includeVasata (1960),Portrait of Ep (1961),El Balcon II (1964),Pausa Clara (1966), andLas Soledades de Lope de Vega (1968).
Images of Nation shows the works of the national artists forvisual arts of thePhilippines while,New Frontiers features the work of contemporary artists. Launched in 2010. In the past years,Images of Nation has featured a collection of works byVicente Manansala (May–July 2010),Jose Joya (September 2011-January 2012), and Victorio Edades (March July 2012).[21]
TheCollector Series presents selections from private collections of art in curated thematic exhibitions.[20]
| Filipinas Heritage Library | |
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| Location | Ayala Museum, Philippines |
| Scope | Filipiniana[22] |
| Collection | |
| Size | 13,000+ contemporary volumes 2,000+ rare titles, rare books on microfiche, maps 35,000+ photographs 12,000monographs 400 audio and video materials 1,000 phonograph records |
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| Website | filipinaslibrary.org.ph |
The Filipinas Heritage Library is located on the sixth floor of the museum. It is known to be one of the electronic research centers in thePhilippines. It houses more than 13,000 contemporary volumes on Philippine history, art, language, religion, and the social sciences, and more than 2,000 uncommon titles, maps, and photographs. Additional features of this library include the digitization of its collection, CD-ROM publishing, development of web pages, and electronic databases.[23] The library has set up an online search engine that provides access to more than 357,000 Filipiniana database records, through its numerous Library Link initiatives in the past, from over a hundred partner libraries across the Philippines.[24]
Aside from the pieces of tradeware vessels from the Roberto T. Villanueva collection, one section of the museum provides researchers with study collections including books and several publications on art and history ofceramics courtesy of John D. Forbes.[25]
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