PHL takes spotlight in Portuguese museum
06/09/2011
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As it marks its 113rd Independence Day on June 12, the Philippines takes the spotlight at the Museu do Oriente, Portugal's principal museum for Asian art and culture.
The Philippine Embassy in Lisbon said the Portuguese museum made June a "Festa das Filipinas" to mark the Philippine occasion.
"It is the first collaboration between the Embassy and the Fundação Oriente, under whose aegis the Museu do Oriente operates," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
The "Festa das Filipinas" at the Museu do Oriente has a painting exhibition and workshops on ethnic traditions, indigenous shells, the yo-yo and traditional costumes.
On June 3, an exhibition by Filipino artist Manuel Baldemor was inaugurated with a "vernissage" hosted by the Embassy. At a vernissage," invited people can view paintings before they go on show to the public.
The vernissage was organized by Ambassador Teresita Barsana and by the Fundação Oriente led by its president Carlos Monjardino.
The attendees included members of the diplomatic corps, Portuguese Foreign Ministry officials including the Chief of Protocol José Serrano and representatives of the art community in Lisbon.
Former Labor Secretary Marianito Roque, who was in Lisbon as a resource speaker at a migration conference organized by the Migration Policy Institute, was also present.
Among the other month-long activities is a workshop on Philippine gastronomy to be conducted by Filipino chef René Sandoval.
"The Museu do Oriente promotes the Philippines as an exotic country and a bridge between the east and the west, blessed with an abundance of natural beauty, rich history and hospitable people and offers never-ending attractions for the traveler´s next visit to Asia," the DFA said. - VVP, GMA News
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| Museu do Oriente, Lisboa |
The Philippine Embassy in Lisbon said the Portuguese museum made June a "Festa das Filipinas" to mark the Philippine occasion.
"It is the first collaboration between the Embassy and the Fundação Oriente, under whose aegis the Museu do Oriente operates," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
The "Festa das Filipinas" at the Museu do Oriente has a painting exhibition and workshops on ethnic traditions, indigenous shells, the yo-yo and traditional costumes.
On June 3, an exhibition by Filipino artist Manuel Baldemor was inaugurated with a "vernissage" hosted by the Embassy. At a vernissage," invited people can view paintings before they go on show to the public.
The vernissage was organized by Ambassador Teresita Barsana and by the Fundação Oriente led by its president Carlos Monjardino.
The attendees included members of the diplomatic corps, Portuguese Foreign Ministry officials including the Chief of Protocol José Serrano and representatives of the art community in Lisbon.
Former Labor Secretary Marianito Roque, who was in Lisbon as a resource speaker at a migration conference organized by the Migration Policy Institute, was also present.
Among the other month-long activities is a workshop on Philippine gastronomy to be conducted by Filipino chef René Sandoval.
"The Museu do Oriente promotes the Philippines as an exotic country and a bridge between the east and the west, blessed with an abundance of natural beauty, rich history and hospitable people and offers never-ending attractions for the traveler´s next visit to Asia," the DFA said. - VVP, GMA News
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