VISITING PHILIPPINE MUSEUMS

First of all, I technically don’t know why I love visiting different museums. Perhaps, it is one way of appreciating arts in a different manner. I am not an ARTIST. I don’t even know how to draw. On the other hand, I have my own perspective in interpreting and appreciating one artistic piece to another. According to my very good friend, who is also a very good artist, “No one could literally interpret one aesthetic art except the artist himself.” Therefore, no matter how weird or creepy one’s output is, I cannot judge one’s personality through it. In my own perspective, art is the product of someone else’s imagination and creativity (no matter what approached the artist is using, it maybe realism, surrealism, etc.). Well, that’s how I see art on its different angle. On the other hand, one of the reasons why I love visiting museums is I will be discovering a lot about one place’s history, traditions, language, and culture. I could endure of staying inside the museum the whole day. The more I stay, the more I learn (through reading). Staying in that place gives me myriads of reasons to travel through time.
Here are some of the photos of those museums that I visited in my travel:

This is Spoliarium at National Museum, Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It was painted by one of the world-renowned Filipino artist, Juan Luna. This huge painting would welcome you when you enter the museum.

Here are some of the works of Juan Luna found at National Museum. Honestly, the museum is really HUGE. It would take eight hours (I guess) to tour entire museum.

This is the tri-people painting in Museo Dabawenyo, Andres Bonifacio Rotunda, Davao City (my hometown). This iconic painting would welcome you when you visit the museum. The faces of the painting present the three different groups of people that live in Davao City—Christian, Muslim, and Lumad. Basically, the visitors are not allowed to take pictures inside the museum. We are only allowed to take photos in this area and on the second level of the museum (right wing). Technically, as a good citizen in my hometown, I obey the RULES.

I remember that I forced my workmates to go to our museum to see its arts and beauty. I guess they had fun.

This is outside’s Mount Hamiguitan World Heritage Park, San Isidro, Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental. The building behind it is its Natural Science Museum. I was wowed by how rich our country is (the Philippines) in terms of natural resources and wildlife animals.

As someone who likes to visit museums, I felt so honored to witness one place’s arts, culture, heritage, and tradition by visiting its museum. It is such an honor to witness the wonder of arts, culture, and natural heritage. I should never forget to express my deepest gratitude to those people who have the initiative to preserve such heritage not just to us but also to the upcoming generation.