Former DOT Secretary Narzalina Lim; Sen. Franklin Drilon; Iloilo First Lady Mrs. Rosalie Treñas; UP Visayas Chancellor Clement Camposano and Cedie Lopez-Vargas, president and executive director of the Lopez Group Foundation led the exhibit opening at the UP Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage.
“The Patrimony of All – Ang Panublion sang Tanan – Paintings from the Lopez Museum and Library Collection,” is now open for public viewing, at the UP Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage in Iloilo City.
The Lopez Family: Jay Lopez, Bettina Lopez-Osmeña, Beaver Lopez, Rina Lopez, Cedie Lopez Vargas, Marco Lopez Vargas, Tisha de Ocampo-Vargas, Sarah Opolencia Peña, Judgee Lopez Peña.
The exhibit, ongoing until April, 2025, displays works of Filipino masters Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Juan Arellano, and Fernando Amorsolo from the Lopez Museum and Library (LML) Collection.
The project is a joint initiative of the University of the Philippines Visayas, the Lopez Group Foundation, Inc. and the Iloilo City Government. This exhibit is also part of Iloilo’s Green Meets Great campaign, which signals a liveable, sustainable, highly urbanized Iloilo City, offering a wide array of green MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) options for traveling groups eager to experience Philippine culture and heritage.
Woman with Mangoes by Fernando Amorsolo, 1951, oil on wood
“The exhibit is the Lopez Museum and Library’s first loan in the Philippines outside of Manila, and we are thrilled that we get to do it here in Iloilo,” said Iloilo City first lady Rosalie Treñas. “Bringing these masterpieces to Iloilo was an opportunity to honor our roots that we could not let pass. It is in Iloilo that our family’s journey of hard work, philanthropy and service to others began. It just made perfect sense to keep coming and giving back, uplifting the very community that had also shaped our own personal history.”
Curated by Dr. Patrick Flores, “The Patrimony of All” recognizes that the creativity embodied by the four esteemed masters belong to all Filipinos. The artworks, artifacts and written materials are collected with a vision of providing Filipinos with the resources to learn about their history and culture.
Philippine Scenes I and II by Juan Arellano c. 1920s, oil on wood
“This is a great opportunity for the public to finally behold the masterpieces of Luna, Hidalgo, Amorsolo and Arellano firsthand and up close,” Dr. Flores said. “It’s a privilege to curate the four masters in a building and room designed by Arellano himself. UP Visayas is my alma mater, too, and this is my home town, Iloilo.”
Sixteen masterpieces have been carefully selected for the exhibition: four from the Juan Luna collection, four from the Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo collection, five from the Fernando Amorsolo collection, and three from the Juan Arellano collection. Some of them are La Moza y El Lego by Juan Luna, El Asesinato de Gobernador Bustamante y su Hijo by Felix Hidalgo, Native Fruits by Fernando Amorsolo, and Philippine Scenes I and II by Juan Arellano.
“I’m just so elated that this project has finally been realized as we celebrate the 77th year of UP’s presence in Iloilo,” said Dr. Clement Camposano, the incumbent Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Visayas. “This is the first time that these artworks have been brought out of the museum. Because of the local connection and the sheer weight of its historical significance, we’re so honored that we were given this opportunity to feature these works.”
The exhibit was first conceived by former Senator Franklin Drilon in 2019 and made possible through the support of Senator Loren Legarda.
“This building, which was designed by Juan Arellano himself, was supposed to be the city hall of Iloilo City, but was donated to the University of the Philippines on the condition that UP establishes a branch here,” said Drilon. “So indeed it is very significant that we’re opening this exhibit today through the kindness of the Lopez foundation and the Lopez family. We know that this afternoon we all connect ourselves to the heritage of Iloilo and the Lopezes.”
The Lopez family, its foundations and corporations, while based in Metro Manila, remains deeply rooted in Iloilo, the province of its origins. For more than a century, members of the Lopez family have been involved in the community through their entrepreneurial, civic and philanthropic activities.
“The opening today of the Lopez Museum and Library Collection here at the UPV Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage is like a coming home of sorts, as we all know that the Lopezes are proudly Ilonggo. They have never failed to give back to Iloilo in any way they can,” said Mercedes ‘Cedie’ Lopez Vargas, president of the Lopez Group Foundation, Inc and executive director of the Lopez Museum and Library. “The full support given by the Iloilo City Government to enable arts, heritage and culture to prosper is really an inspiration for others to emulate. I sincerely hope that with this exhibit, we promote even more the love for arts, culture and heritage especially to the younger generation.”
“The Patrimony of All – Ang Panublion sang Tanan – Paintings from the Lopez Museum and Library Collection,” runs until April, 2025 at the UP Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage in Iloilo City. The Museum is open Monday-Friday from 830 am- 430 pm.
Former DOT Secretary Narzalina Lim; Sen. Franklin Drilon; Iloilo First Lady Mrs. Rosalie Treñas; UP Visayas Chancellor Clement Camposano and Cedie Lopez-Vargas, president and executive director of the Lopez Group Foundation led the exhibit opening at the UP Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage.
“The Patrimony of All – Ang Panublion sang Tanan – Paintings from the Lopez Museum and Library Collection,” is now open for public viewing, at the UP Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage in Iloilo City.
The exhibit, ongoing until April, 2025, displays works of Filipino masters Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Juan Arellano, and Fernando Amorsolo from the Lopez Museum and Library (LML) Collection.
The project is a joint initiative of the University of the Philippines Visayas, the Lopez Group Foundation, Inc. and the Iloilo City Government. This exhibit is also part of Iloilo’s Green Meets Great campaign, which signals a liveable, sustainable, highly urbanized Iloilo City, offering a wide array of green MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) options for traveling groups eager to experience Philippine culture and heritage.
“The exhibit is the Lopez Museum and Library’s first loan in the Philippines outside of Manila, and we are thrilled that we get to do it here in Iloilo,” said Iloilo City first lady Rosalie Treñas. “Bringing these masterpieces to Iloilo was an opportunity to honor our roots that we could not let pass. It is in Iloilo that our family’s journey of hard work, philanthropy and service to others began. It just made perfect sense to keep coming and giving back, uplifting the very community that had also shaped our own personal history.”
Curated by Dr. Patrick Flores, “The Patrimony of All” recognizes that the creativity embodied by the four esteemed masters belong to all Filipinos. The artworks, artifacts and written materials are collected with a vision of providing Filipinos with the resources to learn about their history and culture.
“This is a great opportunity for the public to finally behold the masterpieces of Luna, Hidalgo, Amorsolo and Arellano firsthand and up close,” Dr. Flores said. “It’s a privilege to curate the four masters in a building and room designed by Arellano himself. UP Visayas is my alma mater, too, and this is my home town, Iloilo.”
Sixteen masterpieces have been carefully selected for the exhibition: four from the Juan Luna collection, four from the Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo collection, five from the Fernando Amorsolo collection, and three from the Juan Arellano collection. Some of them are La Moza y El Lego by Juan Luna, El Asesinato de Gobernador Bustamante y su Hijo by Felix Hidalgo, Native Fruits by Fernando Amorsolo, and Philippine Scenes I and II by Juan Arellano.
“I’m just so elated that this project has finally been realized as we celebrate the 77th year of UP’s presence in Iloilo,” said Dr. Clement Camposano, the incumbent Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Visayas. “This is the first time that these artworks have been brought out of the museum. Because of the local connection and the sheer weight of its historical significance, we’re so honored that we were given this opportunity to feature these works.”
The exhibit was first conceived by former Senator Franklin Drilon in 2019 and made possible through the support of Senator Loren Legarda.
“This building, which was designed by Juan Arellano himself, was supposed to be the city hall of Iloilo City, but was donated to the University of the Philippines on the condition that UP establishes a branch here,” said Drilon. “So indeed it is very significant that we’re opening this exhibit today through the kindness of the Lopez foundation and the Lopez family. We know that this afternoon we all connect ourselves to the heritage of Iloilo and the Lopezes.”
The Lopez family, its foundations and corporations, while based in Metro Manila, remains deeply rooted in Iloilo, the province of its origins. For more than a century, members of the Lopez family have been involved in the community through their entrepreneurial, civic and philanthropic activities.
“The opening today of the Lopez Museum and Library Collection here at the UPV Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage is like a coming home of sorts, as we all know that the Lopezes are proudly Ilonggo. They have never failed to give back to Iloilo in any way they can,” said Mercedes ‘Cedie’ Lopez Vargas, president of the Lopez Group Foundation, Inc and executive director of the Lopez Museum and Library. “The full support given by the Iloilo City Government to enable arts, heritage and culture to prosper is really an inspiration for others to emulate. I sincerely hope that with this exhibit, we promote even more the love for arts, culture and heritage especially to the younger generation.”
“The Patrimony of All – Ang Panublion sang Tanan – Paintings from the Lopez Museum and Library Collection,” runs until April, 2025 at the UP Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage in Iloilo City. The Museum is open Monday-Friday from 830 am- 430 pm.
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