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AASC –027N– 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT

Celebrate PHL’s Rich Cultural Heritage During Museums and Galleries Month and National Indigenous Peoples Month this October

20 October 2020, Los Angeles – October is Museums & Galleries Month and National Indigenous Peoples Month in the !

The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles is one with the Philippine nation in celebrating the country’s rich cultural heritage during Museums and Galleries Month and National Indigenous Peoples Month this October.

The Philippines has a rich cultural heritage that is cultivated and preserved in our various historical sites and museums. While the pandemic has limited the opportunities to visit and see the cultural hubs, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) brings the experience of the Philippine museums to your homes through the virtual tours to our museums in the Philippines!

The DFA’s Office of Strategic Communications will feature several Philippine museums where you can tour virtually.

National Museum of Fine Arts https://bit.ly/2SAiGrS https://bit.ly/3jITs6F

National Museum of Natural History https://bit.ly/2I3so3W https://bit.ly/36O9ats

Presidential Museum and Library https://bit.ly/3iHmMsV

Museo de Intramuros https://bit.ly/2SAri1E

Ayala Museum https://bit.ly/33HyXli https://bit.ly/2Fcll82

Filipinas Heritage Library https://bit.ly/3nyhF1V

Ateneo Art Gallery https://bit.ly/2GSM0aj

Also, we invite you to join us in the opening program for the virtual tour of Museo Kordilyera on the 26th of October 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PH Time) at the DFA Official Facebook and YouTube channels. The “Museo Kordilyera Virtual Tour: From the Mountains of the Philippines, Into Your Homes” will be available on the DFA platforms from 26 to 31 October 2020 only.

Join us on these virtual tours and we hope this will inspire you to make a personal visit to our museums in the future.

Happy Museums and Galleries Month and National Indigenous Peoples Month!

#CulturalDiplomacy #HeritageDiplomacy

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