Museum Foundation of the Philippines Activities for April 2007

April Summer Selections

1. An Intramuros Walk with Streetwalker, Ivan Man Dy
April 14, Saturday, 9:00 am

This is where it all began.

Get the real story behind our city's epic Malay, Chinese, Spanish, American and Japanese chop suey experience as we traipse through the walls of Manila's original walled city! Its four-centuries of his and her-story as we wonder through museums, churches and colonial houses; past plazas, cobbles, ruins, bulwarks and even tombstones! To cap it off, we'll check out one of the best views in Manila, ever. This is a walk that'll make you sweat with bucket loads of history, trivia and everything Filipiniana!

Tour Highlights: Plaza Roma * Manila Cathedral * Bahay Tsinoy Museum * San Agustin Church and Museum Complex * Intramuros Wall

Meeting point: 8:30 am, meet at the Bahay Tsinoy Museum lobby (32 Anda cor. Cabildo Street, Intramuros)*

Cost: P750 for members & P850 for non-members

Max. no of participants: 30

2. Stories about Philippine Art
April 14, Saturday, 2:00 pm
(Topic & Lecturer to be announced)

Cost: P50 for students, P100 for members and P150 for non-members

3. Tour: Kulinarya Tagala
April 21, Saturday, 6:00 am - 7:00 pm

Journey through the southern Tagalog region with us! The whole day affair features a series of food demonstrations, ancestral homes, churches and, of course, lots of food! We'll also stop by two artists' studios: Carlito's workshop (a brass sculptor) and Ugu Bigyan's Pottery Studio. The trip is topped off with the Tagayan ritual and some souvenir shopping! Tagay na!

Tour Highlights: Breakfast at Kusina Salud, Carlito's Brass Workshop, Sariaya Ancestral Homes, Kiping & longganisang Lucban demo, Ugu Bigyan's Pottery Garden.

Meeting point: 6:00 am at Santuario de San Antonio Church, Forbes Park , Makati

Cost: P2200 for members, P2500 for non-members

Max. no of participants: 25

You can download the reservation form as pdf or zipped pdf.

For more information or reservations please call 404-2685/ 0928-503-9392 and look for Elvie or Patricia or call Flor at 722-9073

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Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc.
G/F National Museum of the Filipino People
Valencia Circle, Rizal Park, Manila 1004 Philippines
Telefax: (63-2) 404-2685
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