Dimaranan, Jomar G.

FM2A- HUM1

The National Museum Experience It is like a Travel to the Past a Look back to the History a Time Travel and a Salute to the National Artists, when we visited the National Museum of the Philippines. It was just amazing that there were things that allowed us to look back, to remember and to recognize some events that marked our past, left us the memories of the struggles of our ancestors, and educated us about our countrys history, culture and arts. The tour served as an eye-opener to us to appreciate our history, our culture and arts and especially our nationalism. There were so many artifacts that were collected from different part of the Philippines, evidence of the early residence in the country, proof of the past that our ancestors culture, appearance and way of living. There were skulls which were found from different caves in the country. There were also jars that were very old, like the Manunggul Jar, and the Jars of Maitum. I remembered the documentary Ive watched, a GMA Documentary, featuring the jars of Maitum, the documentary showed how these jars have been struggling to be preserved, what these jars are for and where are the other jars today. Paintings were very amazing, the works of Fernando Amorsolo and the works of Juan Luna are one of my most admired paintings displayed there. The Spoliarium of Juan Luna, who reflected the sufferings of Filipinos under the Spanish rule. This painting does not only shows the creativity of the artist but it also showed heavy emotions for the Reform Movement for the Philippines in the Spanish Rule. The painting as I didnt expected was very tall and wide, that I stretched my head up and down. Other paintings displayed there, were paintings made by Fernando Amorsolo. There also hang a painting by an Indonesian painter, which work shows the image of Imelda Marcos. The painting in the gallery seems that each of them has their own theme, beauty, propaganda, negative messages etc. Aside from paintings, I also recognized some sculptures and statues in the museum made by Guillermo Tolentino. These sculptures were some of the prominent presidents of our country. Outside the Museum was a replica of the balangay, which took a big part in our culture. Having an experience to have a tour in our National Museum was very awesome; I felt the spirit of being a Filipino, travelling along the past, sightseeing the beauty of our culture, and learning more things about our country.