UP Vargas Museum

Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center
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LocationUniversity of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Coordinates14°39′11″N 121°4′0″E / 14.65306°N 121.06667°E / 14.65306; 121.06667
OwnerUP 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 museum located at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus which houses the collection of art, stamps and coins, library, personal papers and memorabilia of Jorge B. Vargas which he bequeathed to the university. It is under the management of the 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 Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Victorio Edades and Fernando Amorsolo.[2]

See also

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.

Further reading

  • Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200 pages. ISBN 981-4068-96-9.



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