I originally planned to visit Pinto Museum with my officemates but our planned outing kept on getting postponed. I decided to take my kids on an adventure to Antipolo and check this place out.
If you’re taking kids (or any student) with you, be sure to bring their IDs as this slashes Php80 off the regular Php180 entrance fee.
What impressed me about this place is the melding of culture and nature. Sculptures and other artistic installations are displayed outside amidst the greenery. Many of the paintings are hung inside wide and airy galleries that let in a lot of natural light (I hope that the museum curators are able to preserve the quality of the artworks as sunlight does have an adverse effect on pigments).
The meditation garden dedicated to Jose Rizal and Leonor Rivera also has an escritoire where you can pen a missive to your “the one who got away” to help you “let go.” (Cue the #hugotlines and #walangforever diatribes.)
I marveled at how, in various ways throughout this place, nature provides a backdrop for artwork and at how architecture and art provides a frame for nature.
We explored the different galleries containing various artworks. I wished we arrived earlier so we could have taken our time exploring.
All that walking around will soon get you hungry so it’s lucky that the museum has a cafe where you can hang out in while having refreshments.
My kids and I had a tiring yet fun adventure here. I’m looking forward to showing this place to my friends from out of town.
Pinto Museum is Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm. Tickets are priced at Php200 for adults, Php180 for senior citizens and PWD with valid IDs and Php100 for students with valid school IDs (Children below 3 years old are free).
The museum is located at 1 Sierra Madre St, Grand Heights Subdivision, Antipolo. Rizal.
For inquiries, call +63 2 6971015.
Know more about Pinto Art Museum by visiting its website.
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