Former PAGCOR chief Andrea Domingo has opened a museum showcasing a antiques and fine arts she
collected in almost 50 years.
Domingo shares her arts collections to the public especially the youth through the Andrea Domingo Foundation Museum (ADFM) of Philippine Arts and Culture in this Pampanga capital beginning in July.
The museum was inaugurated on July 1 and set to welcome the viewing public today, July 4.
Visits and tours are scheduled from Tuesday to Sunday at 10 AM to 6 PM, with entrance fees ranging from P200 to P300 per person.
The ADFM consists of two buildings. The first building features works by master Filipino visual artists including those by National Artists like Fernando C. Amorsolo and by Presidential Medal of Merit awardees such as Anita Magsaysay-Ho and Mauro “Malang” Santos.
“To be able to exhibit substantially, the works of major or prominent artists had to be borrowed from other art collectors,” Domingo said.
The second building houses metal age pottery, sculptures of “Santos,” excavated Chinese tradewares, Spanish-era jewelry, pre-war furniture, and tribal cultural objects from the Cordilleras and Southern Philippines.
The two structures are connected by a covered open space that is reserved for art exhibits and cultural events.
“The opening of the museum is the realization of my decades-long dream,” Domingo, chair of the foundation, said.
“I feel that my constant prayer for a peaceful and productive retirement has also been fulfilled,” she added.
Domingo said she put together the collection between her stints in the private and public sectors.
Domingo owned and curated Galerie Andrea Arts and Antique Shop for 26 years