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A research paper titled Island Southeast Asia and ancient glass exchange: Insights from jar burial sites in Bacong, Central Philippines investigates the composition and origin of glass beads in Bacong, Negros Oriental dated 2,000 years ago. It also examines its origins and travel routes from and into the Philippine archipelago, and what local products did foreign traders seek in exchange for the beads.
Celebrating Botanical Art Worldwide 2025, ANI: Our Assets, Natural Heritage, and Cultural Identity is an exhibition by the National Museum of the Philippines (Museum of Natural History, Gallery XII, 2F) and the Philippine Botanical Art Society until November 2025
Researchers found a human grave on Ilin Island dated around 5,000 years ago, with the body in a fetal position and covered with limestone slabs, similar to the flexed burials found across Southeast Asia that suggested “shared ideological and social influences...”.
A recent Renacimiento Manila post by Diego Torres revisits several areas in Manila where waterways have disappeared by comparing maps of 1766, 1894, 1907, and 1915 with current satellite imagery.
The Ortigas Foundation Library presents an exhibit titled Early Philippine Picture Postcards 1900-1930s until August 10, 2025. Its address: 2nd Floor, McKinley Parking Bldg., Greenhills, San Juan.
In the Philippines, art deco found its way through the architects who had studied in America and Europe such as Juan Arellano, Andres Luna de San Pedro, Juan F. Nakpil, Tomas Mapua, Pablo Antonio, and Fernando Ocampo. They incorporated local motifs in their art deco designs of theaters and cinemas, hotels, apartments, mansions, schools, and government buildings.
A major exhibition of Baguio art, Gongs. Smoke. Blood.Earth explores “the history and cultural contexts” of Baguio art since the founding of the Baguio Art Guild in 1986. With the participation of 30 artists at the Ateneo Art Gallery, the exhibit will run until 20 July 2025. Kawayan de Guia and Nona Garcia are guest curators.
Jose P. Alcantara (1911-2005), described as “the last maestro of traditional wood carving,” is best known for his masterpiece, a large-scale relief narra wood panels that used to adorn the Philam Life Auditorium in Ermita, Manila. Today, Alcantara’s masterpiece is displayed at the National Museum of the Philippines.
The Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) presents A Synergy of Ventures: The Post War Art Scene, an exhibition that commemorates the birth centennial of Fernando Zobel (1924-1994), the founding donor of the university’s museum. It runs until 12 July 2025.
What is annatto? We call it achuete, from the Nahuatl word achiotl, a native of tropical America, introduced to the Philippines by the Spanish. Annatto comes from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), a natural dye with golden yellow to orange-red hues. Its nickname, lipstick tree, comes from its use as cosmetic.
