UP Vargas Museum

Coordinates: 14°39′11″N 121°4′0″E / 14.65306°N 121.06667°E / 14.65306; 121.06667
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Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center
UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters
Websitevargasmuseum.wordpress.com
vargasmuseum.org

The Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center, simply known as the UP Vargas Museum, is a

UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters
.

History

The construction of the building which would host the UP Vargas Museum began in 1983. The museum building was inaugurated on February 22, 1987, by then-President Corazon Aquino.[1]

Collection

The Museum is known for its collection of the paintings of

Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Victorio Edades and Fernando Amorsolo.[2]

See also

Literature

  • Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200 pages. .

References

  1. ^ "Museums and Galleries in UPD". University of the Philippines Diliman. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Cruz, Jasmine (January 28, 2015). "The Vargas Museum permanent collection: Amorsolos and more". BusinessWorld. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

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