The University of the Philippines is famously known as the top university in the country, situated in Diliman, Quezon City. Within its campus is a nearby educational and relaxing museum called the UP Vargas Museum, which houses historical and various art collections. 

The UP Vargas Museum or Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center is a modern and contemporary museum founded in 1987. The art collection, such as paintings, prints and sculpture, was donated by Jorge B. Vargas – the Philippines’ first executive secretary during the Commonwealth period under President Manuel L. Quezon. 

The museum is a three-story building, with each level dedicated to different displays and activities. The first-floor features changing or temporary collections, such as the solo exhibition ‘_Kayuminonai_’, which translates to “the deliberate erasure of something unnatural”, by the visual and contemporary artist Ryotaro Fuyuki.

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The lobby offers spaces for book launches, workshops and community arts programs, as well as for musical events, like recitals and concerts. 

The Main Gallery of the museum can be found on the second floor, where some of the permanent art collection is located. It shows an important story about Philippine modern art, which showcases the works of remarkable artists like Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, and Victorio Edades.

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The third-floor displays the library, archives, and Vargas memorabilia. The exhibition explores three intersecting concepts in Vargas’s collecting practices, which focus on an individual’s relationship to things that have shaped the collection: _Kawilihan_ (Fascination), _Kasaysayan_ (History), and _Kasanayan_ (Discipline).

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The UP Vargas Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Admission is ₱50 for non-UP visitors. For members of the UP community, the entrance fee is ₱20 for students and ₱40 for faculty, staff, and alumni.



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