Exploring the Lopez Household of Iloilo Personal Assortment
The Lopez Household of Iloilo unveils to the general public “The Patrimony of All – Ang Panublion sang Tanan – Work from the Lopez Museum and Library Assortment, ” an exhibit showcasing the works of Filipino masters Juan Luna, Felix Hidalgo, Juan Arellano, and Fernando Amorsolo from the Lopez Museum and Library (LML) Assortment.
A FERNANDO AMORSOLO masterpiece belonging to the Lopez Museum assortment is scrutinized with the usage of a micro local weather expertise machine to make sure that the priceless Filipino works are preserved correctly. This work is among the many 16 items that might be included within the exhibit “The Patrimony of All – Ang Panublion sang Tanan – Work from the Lopez Museum and Library Assortment, ” an exhibit showcasing the works of Filipino masters Juan Luna, Felix Hidalgo, Juan Arellano, and Fernando Amorsolo from November 25, 2024 to April, 2025, on the UP Visayas Museum of Artwork and Cultural Heritage in Iloilo Metropolis.
On the Inexperienced Meets Nice press convention presenting Iloilo Metropolis’s inexperienced MICE metropolis targets, held in ONE Ayala, Makati Metropolis final October 22, Mercedes Lopez-Vargas, president of the Lopez Group Basis, Inc. and govt director of the Lopez Museum and Library, introduced that 16 masterpieces have been fastidiously chosen for the exhibition, which can open on November 25, 2024 to run till April, 2025, on the UP Visayas Museum of Artwork and Cultural Heritage in Iloilo Metropolis.
Of the works, 4 are from the Juan Luna assortment, 4 from the Felix Hidalgo assortment, 5 from the Fernando Amorsolo assortment, and three from the Juan Arellano assortment.
“By way of their works, we hope to indicate that these artists painted not simply what they noticed and felt round them but additionally conversed with what was imagined elsewhere on this planet,” stated Lopez-Vargas.
Curated by Dr. Patrick Flores, “The Patrimony of All” acknowledges that the creativity embodied by the 4 esteemed masters belong to all Filipinos, the artworks, artifacts and written supplies collected with a imaginative and prescient of offering Filipinos with the assets to study their historical past and tradition.
“The Patrimony of All” will permit audiences within the Visayas to come across the works of the Filipino masters, whereas additionally shining the highlight on the wealthy architectural heritage and legacy of Iloilo. The exhibition can also be a part of the celebration of the 77th 12 months of the UP Presence in Iloilo.
The venture is a joint initiative of the College of the Philippines Visayas, the Lopez Group Basis, Inc. and the Iloilo Metropolis Authorities, conceived by former Senator Franklin Drilon in 2019 and made doable via the assist of Senator Loren Legarda.
The Lopez household, its foundations and firms, whereas primarily based in Metro Manila, stays deeply rooted in Iloilo, the province of its origins. For greater than a century, members of the Lopez household have been concerned locally via their entrepreneurial, civic and philanthropic actions.
From 1878, when Iloilo was struck by famine, Kapitan Eugenio Lopez and his brother Claudio organized aid operations utilizing their very own funds, to 2006 when a disastrous oil spill affected Guimaras, the Lopez household donated 15 hectares of land to affected households, offering them with a spot to stay and livelihood packages.
Past help throughout occasions of hassle, the Lopezes perceive that constructing a neighborhood requires an funding in folks and the heritage that they worth. Within the 1950’s Kapitan Eugenio’s son, Eugenio, Sr., launched into a program to enhance instructional services. His youngsters and grandchildren have adopted in his footsteps, with social growth tasks within the city of Jaro, a Gawad Kalinga venture, a Bantay Kalusugan malnourishment discount program, and expertise growth and coaching for weaving collectives and indigenous teams.
Ingrained within the household and its establishments is an appreciation of the depth and breadth of Philippine cultural heritage present in each a part of the nation. It’s the spirit that drove Oscar Lopez to fund the restoration of the Jaro cathedral and the Lopez Group Basis, Inc. to carry masterpieces from the Lopez Museum and Library assortment to Iloilo.
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