An Afternoon at Ayala Museum

Visiting the Ayala Museum in 2023 was not something I planned but a few days ago, I received an invitation to a sponsored event at the museum which gave me an opportunity to visit it once more.


I've been to the Ayala Museum twice in the past but never since the lockdowns and its recent renovation.





We started with a guided tour of the Juan Luna painting “Hymen, oh Hyménée!” (Roman Wedding). This painting has not been seen since 1889. 


Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't "Spoliarium" that launched Juan Luna's career but “Hymen, oh Hyménée!”. The painting was an entry to the World Exposition in Paris in 1889 and won bronze. It was at that same fair that the Eiffel Tower of Paris was unveiled. What sets this painting apart from the Spoliarium is its festive theme which is in contrast to the dark and morbid one of Spoliarium.




Looking at the painting from different angles will make you appreciate the technique of the painter even more.




The painting is owned by Jaime Ponce De Leon (of the Leon Gallery) and is currently on loan to the Ayala Museum. The exhibit  “Splendor: Juan Luna, painter and hero" will be open until the remainder of this year.





The exhibit also includes the different studies created by Juan Luna when he painted this masterpiece.

The most noteworthy exhibit in the Museum was "Gold of our Ancestors". This exhibit will make you realize that maybe we aren't being told the complete truth about our past in our history books. 




The exhibit is quite unique because it features gold from our past and I dont think any other museum has a similar exhibit. 







Most of the gold in the exhibit is from Mindanao.



In the past photography was not allowed inside the museum but the guard told me that management had decided to change that policy in 2021.

The museum also contains a series of diorama that features important historical events in Philippine history.







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