The Vargas Museum is the main museum of the University of the Philippines. Mr. Jorge B. Vargas, an alumnus of the university and the first Executive Secretary of Pres. Manuel Quezon during the Commonwealth Period, donated the collection comprising of art, coins, stamps, books, memorabilia and other archival materials. The art collection is distinct for … Continue reading
Last November 2009, the UP Vargas Museum together with the Japan Foundation held a two-day curatorial workshop that was participated in by artists and curators. With the aim of providing a platform for interaction among artist-curators, their peers, and established practitioners, the workshop was geared towards the interest of the JENESYS Program for Creators of … Continue reading
The Vargas Museum would like to congratulate Mark Salvatus for winning at the recently concluded Ateneo Art Awards for his work Secret Garden, which was part of the group show Sungduan 5: Daloy ng Dunong held at the National Museum. He bagged two artist residency grants: the Ateneo-Art Gallery-Common Room Networks Foundation Residency Grant, and … Continue reading
KAPITAL Tribute to Labor 13 August – 28 September 2010 GF, West Wing Gallery The UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center (UPVM), the Department of Visual Communication of the UP College of Fine Arts (UP CFA-Viscom) with support from the UP Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA) present KAPITAL: … Continue reading
