Free admission for women to National Museum this March
In celebration of the National Women’s Month, the National Museum of the Philippines gives free admission for its women visitors from March 1 – 31, 2016. All ‘Juanas’ can visit any of its branches in Manila (NM of Fine Arts, NM of Anthropology and NM Planetarium), Kiangan, Kabayan, Vigan, Angono-Binangonan Petroglyph Site, Tabaco, and Butuan.
See exhibits highlighting women, like National Artist Benedicto Cabrera’s Larawan and Sabel series, which are displayed at the National Museum of Fine Arts (the old Legislative Building) in Manila.
About the work: “Two Mestizas” (2000) acrylic on canvas, on loan from the collection of Paulino and Hetty Que. © Benedicto A. Cabrera and the National Museum of the Philippines (2016)
For this year, The Philipppine Commission on Women (PCW) has chosen the theme “Kapakanan ni Juana, Isama sa Agenda!” (Include Women in the Agenda) as a call for gender equality in leadership and decision making positions in both private and public sectors, to be included in all platforms and government’s agenda that concerns women and, to prepare young women to reach their goals and ambitions.
They also have organized events throughout the month that is closely connected to the said theme, such as the “Sama-samang pagsulong sa mga agenda ni Juana” (Gathering of Women Advocates for the National Women’s Month Celebration) event on March 16 at the Luneta Park.
Sources: gmanetwork.com;National Musuem of the Philippines Facebook
