{"id":16901,"date":"2017-05-17T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T01:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=16901"},"modified":"2017-05-17T18:56:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:56:24","slug":"imd2017-which-museums-in-manila-you-can-visit-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/05\/17\/imd2017-which-museums-in-manila-you-can-visit-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"#IMD2017: Which museums in Manila you can visit for FREE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, the whole world will celebrate International Museum Day, a day that commemorates each and every museum in the globe for their contributions to society. Museums celebrate this momentous event by having their own event commemorating the day or by giving everyone a free pass inside their museum.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/05\/14\/international-museum-day-2017-museums-as-tools-for-creating-peaceful-communities\/\">International Museum Day 2017: Museums as tools for creating peaceful communities<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While all museums under the National Museum are already free of charge for the entire year, we thought we\u2019d give you an extra list of museums you can visit complete free of charge (save for travel expenses) for #IMD2017:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yuchengco Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16904\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/unnamed.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/unnamed-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/unnamed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/unnamed-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Created as an art gallery to showcase the art collection of the late Alfonso Yuchengco, RCBC Plaza\u2019s Yuchengco Museum is opening its doors to everyone for free on May 18 in celebration of International Museum Day.<\/p>\n<p>Get to see the following exhibits and galleries on display at the Yuchengco Museum:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jewelry, home furnishings, objets d\u2019art, and couture of Burmese jewelry designer Wynn Wynn Ong<\/li>\n<li>Paintings and other works by the country\u2019s roster of National Artists for Visual Arts<\/li>\n<li>Tony Gonzales and Tes Pasola\u2019s <em>Suspended Garden<\/em> installation<\/li>\n<li>See portraits of OFWs in France, seen through the lens of Ryan Arbilo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">You can find the Yuchengco Museum at RCBC Plaza, Ayala Ave. cor. Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave., Makati City. They will be open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on May 18, 2017.<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Metropolitan Museum of Manila<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16903\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/met.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/met.jpg 960w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/met-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/met-768x716.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE Metropolitan Museum of Manila<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We all know the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, sometimes called the MET Museum, for letting people in free of charge every Tuesday (10:00 am \u2013 5:30 pm) and giving a free guided tour of their main exhibitions every Saturday at 2:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p>What you may have not noticed is that they have also been a part of #IMD2017 for as long as we can remember. Not only will they be letting everyone in for free tomorrow, May 18, they\u2019re upping the ante with free guided tours of the following exhibits:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>11:00 am:<\/strong> Seascapes: <em>Tranquility and Agitation<\/em>; Abot<em>&#8211;<\/em>Tanaw:<em> Tracking Local Horizons<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>3:00 pm: <\/strong>Mapping the Philippine Seas:<em> Maps and Charts of the Philippine Archipelago from the 16<sup>th<\/sup> to the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Centuries with Dr. Jaime C. Laya<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is located at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Complex, Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila. They\u2019ll be open from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm on May 18.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Casa Manila<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16905\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/casa-manila.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/casa-manila.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/casa-manila-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/casa-manila-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/casa-manila-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>IMAGE Intramuros PHL on Twitter<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re into looking at how people lived in the Philippines prior to the arrival of the Americans, then a visit to Casa Manila in Intramuros is a must. They\u2019ve chosen to let go of their entrance fee for May 18, so if you want to get your fill of Spanish occupation living, then head for Casa Manila tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Casa Manila is located at Plaza San Luis Complex, Gen. Luna St. cor. Real St., Intramuros, Manila. It\u2019s open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ayala Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16902\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/imd2018-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/imd2018-copy.jpg 663w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/imd2018-copy-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/>IMAGE Ayala Museum<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not looking to venture too far away from Makati\u2019s Ayala Center, then we suggest dropping by the Ayala Museum. It\u2019s that museum on the corner of Makati Ave. and Dela Rosa St. that\u2019s sitting in front of Greenbelt 3.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re celebrating International Museum Day a day later than the rest, but the delay is #WORTH. Not only are they doing it on a Friday, they\u2019re also staying open later than usual! Can you say #datenight?<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not the best part! Apart from free entrance to all of their exhibits, all guests will have a chance to attend special themed tours, join art activities, dine on Mindanao specialty food stalls, and attend a talk by the artists behind <em>Manara<\/em>: Toym Imao and Liliana Manahan.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The Ayala Museum is located at Dela Rosa St. cor. Makati Ave., Makati City. They\u2019ll be open from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm on May 19, 2017.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What better way to spend Thursday (or Friday) than a day at the museum for FREE?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,96],"tags":[1005,3225,3120,3231,2002,3227,3228,3226,118,3229,329,3224,119,2848,3230],"class_list":["post-16901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-listicle","tag-art","tag-artforall","tag-ayala-museum","tag-casa-manila","tag-exhibit","tag-freeadmission","tag-freeguidedtour","tag-imd2017","tag-manila","tag-met","tag-museum","tag-museumday","tag-philippines","tag-summer","tag-yuchengco-museum"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/05\/featured-7.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16901"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16908,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16901\/revisions\/16908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}