NOTE: The article beneath and most photographs have been taken throughout varied pre-pandemic visits, however I’ve up to date the newest pointers and charges with info accessible as of July 2022.
Newest Pointers (up to date July 2022)
- The museum is open from Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm; closed on Mondays
- Stroll-in solely (no reservation required)
- No pets allowed
- For photoshoot and occasion inquiries: E-mail them at pintoartmuseum@yahoo.com
Entrance Charges
- P250 – Grownup (18 years previous and above)
- P200 – PWD & Senior Citizen (with legitimate ID)
- P125 – College students with proof of enrollment (legitimate ID)
- FREE – 3 years previous and beneath
About Pinto Artwork Museum
A set of statues made alternatively of stone and candlewax dotted the gardens. In the course of the inexperienced garden was an vintage 4 poster mattress laid out with crisp white sheets. A number of lovely silver artwork items work confirmed ladies cradling infants beneath their metal spiral wombs. All over the place I seemed there gave the impression to be doorways and paths ready to disclose extra hidden treasures.
Pinto Artwork Museum is only a 40-minute drive from the place I stay, but it feels worlds away. This lovely modern artwork house sits on a 1.2 hectare property also called Silangan Gardens positioned inside a personal subdivision in Antipolo, Rizal. A number of artwork galleries will be discovered within the open-air Mediterranean-inspired villas, shrouded by well-manicured gardens and landscaped greens. Pinto means door in Filipino, and the museum goals to be a gateway for contemporary and modern artwork.
I’ve been desirous to test it out for the longest time after studying rave evaluations and seeing drool-worthy photographs from The Travelling Dork, however since Antipolo is so close to, I’ve given up journeys right here in favor of extra unique locations. Throughout one drizzly weekend in December, I lastly received to go to the museum and realized that I don’t must journey far to get a style of one thing new.
Strolling round Pinto Artwork Museum is a visible a deal with. With aged doorways, home windows, and quirky artwork items, each flip of the nook reveals one thing attention-grabbing. No marvel the place is common with pre-nuptial classes and pictorials, the whole lot right here is so picturesque. There are numerous photographic alternatives ready at each angle to fulfill any shutterbug’s cravings. Even if you happen to’re simply armed with a cellphone digicam, you’d be hard-pressed to take a nasty photograph on this place. It’s that photogenic.
As we walked behind a quaint chapel with stucco partitions, we got here throughout a meditation backyard devoted to the love of Jose Rizal and Leonor Rivera. There was a spoken phrase piece being performed which informed the love story and failed engagement between our nationwide hero and his erstwhile fiancee. Set to a backdrop of a musical cello and piano piece, the piece recounted how their engagement was damaged by Rivera’s mom, who intervened of their affair by hiding Rizal’s letters from her daughter as a result of she opposed the match.
In line with the theme, the small backyard additionally contained a backyard with a desk containing letters labelled “The Undelivered Challenge” subsequent to stationary and pens. A handwritten information instructed individuals to empty their ideas and write nameless letters to those whom they’d liked and misplaced. I used to be curious to learn all of the letters of heartbreak and unrequited love that lay unopened within the drawers.
In order to not drown in melancholia, we moved on to the artwork galleries, which have been unfold out in six buildings across the house. The gardens themselves have been pretty with plenty of completely different artwork installations round.
Pinto Artwork Museum accommodates an enormous but well-curated assortment of contemporary work, sculptures and artwork installations. Gallery 1 appears to be dedicated to extra conventional artwork items with work depicting idyllic scenes from every day life within the Philippines.
Gallery 2 had extra experimental combined media items with some installations much like these I’ve seen displayed in Baguio’s BenCab Museum. Gallery 3 had some actually attention-grabbing wire sculptures.
Galleries 4 and 5 appeared to include fashionable and summary artwork items that I gained’t faux to know. I’m probably not an artwork critic, however I feel most individuals can admire the attention-grabbing artwork items right here.
One factor I actually admire about Pinto Artwork Museum is that it manages to make the art work and all of the constructions cohesive with the atmosphere. Not like formal museums which protect artwork items in managed air-conditioned rooms, all of the buildings listed below are open-air constructions, which retains the whole lot pure.
It was refreshing to see artwork items not solely hanging within the partitions, however built-in within the seating areas and gardens as artwork installations. The identical goes for all of the pure components like a tree rising out from the center of a stairway and rocks in the midst of one of many galleries flooring. I additionally admire the truth that images for private use is allowed right here not like another museums.
Forest by Antonio Leano. Set up. 2012. This indoor bamboo forest reminded us of The Wooden Between the Worlds from Narnia.
The Museum of Indigenous Artwork
The Museum of Indigenous Artwork, positioned within the decrease gardens, showcases the richness of the Filipino tradition. It accommodates purposeful and ritual objects, textiles, jewellery and different lovely indigenous art work.
The place to eat in Pinto Artwork Museum
Pinto Artwork Museum has its personal in-house eating places together with Pinto Cafe within the backyard space and Cafe Tan-aw by Peppermill, a roofdeck space close to the doorway.
Each are operated by Peppermill Restaurant & Mixology Bar. The restaurant serves a variety of dishes together with soup, salad, appetizers, Japanese delicacies, pizza, pasta, sandwiches, essential programs and desserts. The meals is nice, however a bit dear, with essential dishes costing anyplace from P255 (Inexperienced Hen Curry) to P3,595 (Authentic Angus Tomahawk Steak). The eating places function concurrently the museum from 9:00 am to six:00 pm.
Pinto Artwork Museum is a particular must-see vacationer spot that’s not that removed from the metro. You probably have expat / balikbayan mates or family visiting who solely have restricted time to tour round Manila, I’d rank this as one of many prime locations you possibly can take them to. Allot round 3-5 hours to go to all of the galleries and take pictures across the place.
*NEW IN 2022* Pinto Artwork Museum simply launched a brand new cafe in July 2022 known as Cafe Dionysius. Situated on the roof deck of the Pinto Academy, the cafe managed by On a regular basis Meals focuses on brunch, breakfast and sandwiches. Gadgets on the menu embody Beef Tapa Rice Bowls (P400), Truffle Carbonara (P390), Kesong Puti Panini (P180), Basic Madeleines ((P190) and extra.
Photograph shoot charges
- P8,000 – higher backyard, decrease backyard (out of doors solely)
- P15,500 – higher backyard, decrease backyard, Indigenous Artwork Museum and Gallery 6 backyard (out of doors solely)
- Inclusive of: 5 hours photoshoot: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (in extra P750/hour) or 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- 5 pax (in extra P300 per head)
- comes with preparation room with air situation
- extra of P500 for five hours
- in extra P100 per hour
- For inquiries relating to prenuptial shoots and different occasions, please name 697-1015.
Handle & contact data
Pinto Artwork Museum is positioned at 1 Sierra Madre St., Grand Heights, Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines.
- Contact data: (02) 6971015
- E-mail: pintoartmuseum@yahoo.com
- Fb web page: Pinto Artwork Museum.
How you can get to Pinto Artwork Museum
Pinto Artwork Museum is positioned inside Grand Heights, a personal subdivision in Antipolo, Rizal. We discover it simpler to get right here from Ortigas Avenue Extension to keep away from the site visitors congestion of Sumulong Freeway and Antipolo city correct.
By automobile / non-public automobile:
- From Quezon Metropolis, go to Aurora Boulevard and take the route going to Marikina. Drive alongside Marcos Freeway heading to Antipolo.
- Flip proper on Felix Avenue (the nook with Robinson’s Metro East & Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall).
- Flip left while you attain Ortigas Avenue Extension.
- Flip left on the rotunda resulting in both Antipolo or Taytay Diversion Highway.
- Observe the Ortigas Avenue Extension street which is able to finally turn out to be L. Sumulong Memorial Circle.
- There will likely be a small signal on the correct facet of the street pointing to Grand Heights and Pinto Artwork Museum.
By public transportation (coming from Cubao):
- Take the LRT Line 2 and get off on the Santolan Station
- Take a jeepney or FX certain for Antipolo (search for jeepneys certain for Antipolo-Simbahan-Junction or Antipolo-Shopwise), Tanay (Tanay-Antipolo), or Teresa.
- Get off at Ynares Middle.
- Experience a tricycle and ask the driving force to drop you at Grand Heights Subdivision (some drivers are usually not accustomed to Pinto Artwork Museum).
By public transportation (coming From Ortigas space):
- Experience a jeep/FX going to Antipolo (there’s a jeepney terminal on the Greenfield District space and an FX terminal at SM Megamall Parking space). Estimated fare is P45.
- When you attain the Ynares Middle, take a tricycle and ask the driving force to take you to Grand Heights Subdivision. Estimated fare for trike is P40.
- On the guard home, inform them you’re going to the museum.