The El Museo del Prado en Filipinas (The Prado Museum in the Philippines) traveling exhibit was formally opened at the ASEAN Garden last September 5, 2017 9:30 AM, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the Parian Gate in Real St.
Leading the opening rites were the Administrator of Intramuros Atty. Guiller Asido, and the Lyceum of the Philippines University Director for Cultural Affairs Mr. Robert Hayden. Other guests who graced the occasion were: Guillermo Escribano from the Spanish Embassy; Rizza Lacson Infante, Miss World Culture 2017; Architect Roy John de Guzman, 2017 UAP Architect of the Year and speaker for the Prado Lecture; and Jade Delgado, President of the LPU UNESCO Club.
The Museo del Prado en Filipinas traveling exhibit features 53 life-sized photographic print reproductions of masterpieces from the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain, and includes works from the masters of the 12th to 19th Centuries, such as Fra Angelico, El Greco, Velasquez, Goya, and Rembrandt, among others. The project has toured around many important cities around the world and is now available for public viewing at the Plaza Roma in Intramuros. The installation at the ASEAN Garden will run until September 26, 2017, and is free to the public.
