Friday 18 January 2013

National Museum of the Philippines






  
"History of the Building"


The National Museum of the Philippines is the official repository established in 1901 as a natural history and ethnography museum of the Philippines. It is located next to Rizal Park and near Intramuros in Manila. Its main building was designed in 1918 by an American architect Daniel Burnham. Today, that building, the former home of the Congress of the Philippines, holds the National Art Gallery, natural sciences and other support divisions.

The adjacent building in the Agrifina Circle of Rizal Park, formerly housing the Department of Finance, houses the Anthropology and Archaeology Divisions and is known as the Museum of the Filipino People.


I want to research to story of history. I want to learning about story of  History of the Building and when i am aware to story it. but i like to story it. I admire to History of the Building and National Museum of the Philippines.


Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Philippines 



"The Spolarium"

Spolarium is a painting by Filipino artist Juan Luna. It currently hangs in the main gallery at the ground floor of the National Museum of the Philippines.Year: circa 1884. Juan Luna is skill draw because he knowledge about story history and happen.Luna's Spolarium with its bloody carcasses of slave gladiators being dragged away from the arena where they had entertained their Roman oppressors with their lives...stripped to satisfy the lewd contempt of their Roman persecutors with their honor. the Spolarium, "embodied the essense [sic] of our social, moral and political life: humanity in severe ordeal, humanity unredeemed, reason and idealism in open struggle with prejudice, fanaticism and justice.

I like to spolarium because it is very beauty and nice. I admire to Juan Luna because he is smart and skill draw for history story.




Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoliarium




"The Virgin of Candelaria or Our Lady of Candelaria"

The Virgin of Candelaria or Our Lady of Candelaria (Virgen de Candelaria, Nuestra SeƱora de la Candelaria), popularly called La Morenita, celebrates an apparition of the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands (Spain). The center of worship is located in the city of Candelaria in Tenerife. She is depicted as a Black Madonna. Its main temple and Royal Basilica Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria (Basilica of Candelaria), is considered the main church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Canary Islands.[3] She is the patron saint of the Canary Islands.[1] Her feast is celebrated on February 2 (Candlemas) and August 15, this patronal feast on Canary Islands.
  
I like to Virgin of Candelaria because she is good and smart. I want to research of Virgin of Candelaria and when i need to learning about story. i admire to her because she is very kind, pure, humble and smart. Hopefully i remember to Virgin of Candelaria.


Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_Candelaria