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GSIS Museo ng Sining

  • March 12, 2007
  • Rated 3 of 5 by panda1 from ., California
GSIS Museo ng Sining

GSIS Museum in Pasay City is more of a by product of this government agency, its acronym GSIS (Government Service Insurance System.) It was mentioned in the complimentary tourist guidebook picked up immediately after clearing Immigration at Manila International Airport. We arrived here by taxi as there's no jeepney nor bus service directly to this site, just tell the driver Pasay City, GSIS Museum.

We checked any bags at the counter, no photography nor video allowed. Here, hung are art competitions from the most recent, and past competitions, sponsoring professional and student categories, aspiring future Philippine artists, Philippine artists of the past and present Fernando Amorsolo and Carlos 'Botong' Francisco, Federico Alcuaz, Vicente Manasala and Hernando Ocampo, including a most controversial painting Juan Luna's "Interior of a Café," acquired by the Philippine government for PHP6 million. The lights were turned on when we went to look at its various collections. Apparently, they don't receive a lot of visitors or they conserve on the electricity when there's no audience. Let a staff member know you wish a taxi before departing, they'll call one for you, which came in 5-10 minutes. Open Tuesday-Saturday 8am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm. Free admission.

GSIS Public Affairs Office +63.2.891.6270
Email gsismail@gsis.gov.ph

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