David Cortez Medalla, "Self-Portrait"

Welcome to the blockbuster exhibit—Manila style.

Leave it to the private collector to take up the slack of our state museums.  Lucky for us, Paulino Que has always been generous about bringing out portions of his collection for the public’s delectation.  As Manila’s biggest collector of Filipiniana, no important exhibit is complete without something of Paulino’s on view, be it one on religious ivory figurines or pre-Hispanic terracotta ossuaries. Continue reading →