New history exhibit with loads of compelling art! Yes! At the Yuchengco Museum from June 11 to July 11, get a chance to see historians Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino as you’ve never seen them before. Discover the epic love story of two Filipinos who wrote together as a couple to decolonize the nation.
The exhibit will showcase letters, never before seen book manuscripts, and other rare artifacts. Revealed to the public for the first time are works of art given to the couple by National Artist Vicente Manansala and celebrated painters Malang and Araceli Dans, together with photos of the writers with good friends such as Sen. Claro M. Recto and Sen. Lorenzo Tañada, alongside handwritten notes from historians such as William Henry Scott, Doreen Fernandez, and Edilberto Alegre.
The exhibit launch on June 11 is from 3-5 p.m. and will be open and free to the public. The museum will also be open and free to the public on June 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For all other days, museum admission fees will be charged, though substantial discounts can be availed by students, PWDs, and senior citizens. For parking needs, wheelchair access, and other details, find out more from their website: https://yuchengcomuseum.org/visit/visitor-information/
The exhibit will display fascinating new art – contemporary expressions of a usable history, the concept advanced by Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino to encourage Filipinos to use lessons from the past to shape their present and realize a sustainable and fair future.
Pasts Revisited is in partnership with the Yuchengco Museum, created to house the art collection of Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco, and highlight his distinguished career as a businessman, diplomat, collector, philanthropist, patron of the arts, and advocate for education in the Philippines and beyond.
The Constantino Foundation works closely with the advocacy group 350 Pilipinas, whose volunteers created compelling new art for the upcoming exhibit.
For event details and press inquiries, contact info@constantinofoundation.org and 09985309247.
