The GSIS Museo ng Sining was established in April 1996. Its creation is a tribute to the creative endeavors of the contemporary Filipino. Its vision is to help define the growth and glorious flowing of Philippine visual arts. The building itself is one remarkable work of art designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin.
Collections
The museum has a collection of 162 artworks, mostly by Filipino national artists. Among the works displayed are 11 Fernando Amorsolo paintings, 14 abstract paintings of Hernando Ocampo, 13 tapestries of Federico Alcuaz, and works of Vicente Manansala and Carlos “Botong” Francisco. The most popular art piece in the museum is “Parisian Life” by Juan Luna. Other interesting artworks of contemporary artists and sculpturers like Abueva, and Orlina.
Objectives
• To collect Philippine art and artistic expressions from the colonial period to the present
• To exhibit and document Philippine and non-Philippine art and artistic expressions
• To heighten art appreciation among the GSIS personnel and the general public
The GSIS Museo ng Sining functions not only as an exhibition space but as an educational technology as well. It has the following activities:
• Permanent exhibition of the GSIS Art Collection
• Changing exhibition in the galleries featuring cultural themes and works of new artists
• Art activities, lectures, workshops, and films focused on the role of art not only as an aesthetic experience but as a significant factor in everyday life
The Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
A Glimpse to (GSIS) Museo ng Sining
The Museum is located at GSIS main office, CCP Complex, Financial Center, Pasay City. The Light Rail Transit (LRT-1) is the fastest and cheapest way to get from Manila to Pasay. From its station in Monumento, the LRT traverses the Rizal Avenue Ext. in Caloocan going to the City of Manila all the way up to Pasay City.
Public transportation within the city, like in most of the urban areas in the Philippines, is facilitated mostly using inexpensive jeepneys and buses. Tricycles (motorbikes with an attached two seater carriage) are the usual transportation used for short distances, while Taxi cabs are used by the upper middle class. The roads are organized around a set of long narrow and circumferential roads that radiate and circle in and around the city.
Accommodations
• Traders Hotel – Manila - 3001 Roxas Boulevard, Malate, Manila, Philippines 1305
• Orchid Garden Suites - 620 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Street , Malate, Manila, Philippines 2004
• Century Park Hotel - 599 Pablo Ocampo Str., Malate, Manila, Philippines 1004
• Networld Hotel - Roxas Boulevard corner Sen. Gil Puyat Ave,, Pasay Airport Area, Manila, Philippines 1300
• The Aloha Hotel - 2150 Roxas Boulevard, Malate, Manila, Philippines
• Centara Hotel Manila - 2108 M.H. Del Pilar Street, Malate, Manila, Philippines
• Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila Hotel - CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard Pasay, Manila Bay, Manila, Philippines