4/29/2018 12:43:00 PM
WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT PINTO ART MUSEUM?
4/29/2018 12:43:00 PMOne thing that interests me aside from destinations with white sand beaches are museums. I just love listening to hand down stories of peo...
One thing that interests me aside from destinations with white sand beaches are museums. I just love listening to hand down stories of people in the past; in short, chismis. lol
1. It's an Outdoor Museum
Pinto Art Museum is 1.2 hectare landscape housing contemporary arts, art installations, Kalinga's artifacts, and a lot more. If you're into art and history, you're in for a treat.
I encourage for you to wear your rubber shoes and comfy but stylish clothes for the visit. It wasn't too hot when we were there but it was humid. You may want to bring a fan or umbrella with you also to protect yourself from the scorching heat of the Philippine sun.
2. It's Outside But Close to Manila
Sometimes, it gets crowded in there. You may want to re-consider going there on a weekday if you want to capture great photos of the arts and displays. You can also avoid queues especially to areas of the museums that are often photographed.
If you are commuting, you can ride vans and FX going to Antipolo. I know one coming from Ayala Makati and one in Robinson's Galleria. We were on a private car when we visited so I am not familiar with the fare expenses. On your commute, just mention to the driver to drop you at Simbahan ng Antipolo and you can ride a tricycle from there going to Pinto Museum. I guess roughly P100 for FX and Tricycle combined fare.
3. It's Within Everyone's Budget
If you're bored and had nothing to do, you can definitely achieve this at P500 budget. Entrance fee is only P200, P180 for seniors and PWDs, and P100 for students (up to college level only).
Bring a liter of water with you as you'll need it when you do the museum tour. Again, it's non-air-conditioned and some if not most photographed parts of the museum are situated outside. Paintings and artifacts of course are kept indoors. Not sure though if humidity and the hot weather does not affect the preservation of paintings and other arts that are kept in this museum.
4. It's Instagrammable Everywhere
Not sure if my adjective is already an accepted word in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary but I can assure you that you'll capture great photos around the museum. Be sure to bring with you your cameras and fully charge your phones for this visit.
I think the most photographed that makes this museum identifiable is the stair above. Expect a long queue of visitors wanting to be photographed in this iconic white and gold steps. It feels like you are being scrutinized as the crowd eagerly waiting on what poses you can do on this stair.
5. It's a variety of art displays
When we visited, the museum has 6 buildings that housed paintings, sculptures, installations, and art pieces from our indigenous people from the Northern highlands. There's also a cafe inside to cater your needs once you feel hungry. Unfortunately, as there were a lot of visitors on a Sunday afternoon that we were there, we know that we'll get served after an hour or two. You can always check restaurants nearby in Antipolo for options.
If you don't have the budget to go to Kalinga, you can definitely get a starting lesson from here to know more about their history. For sure, you are very much familiar with one of the women in a framed photographs in the picture above. Take time to visit every display as your entrance pass gave you the entire day to tour this Mediterranean-inspired museum.
The museum is open from 9am-6pm except Mondays. Don't tell me you were not warned when you show up there one fine Monday morning. lol
Total Expenses:
I only spent P200 for the entrance for this visit. We were only there for a couple of hours or even less as it was very humid during that time.
Entrance Fee - P200
UV Express - P60
Tricycle - P30
Roughly around P400 without the food. No friends to tag along? You can definitely do it and visit the museum alone.
