BenCab Museum
BenCab Museum is an art museum in Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
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BenCab Museum is an art museum in Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
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• Name — BenCab Museum • Established — 2009 • Location — Tuba, Benguet, Philippines • Type — Art museum • Founder — Benedicto Cabrera • Curator — Benedicto Cabrera • Owner — BenCab Art Foundation • Website — www.bencabmuseum.org The BenCab Museum is an art museum in Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
Background
Background
The construction of the BenCab Museum's building began in 2006. The museum institution itself was established in 2009 by National Artist Benedicto Cabrera with the BenCab Art Foundation managing the facility. Cabrera intended to establish a private museum to host his personal art collection consisting his own works, Cordilleran indigenous art which he considers as underappreciated, erotica, and works of other artists that appealed to him.
Facilities
Facilities
The BenCab Museum is hosted within a four-storey building. Different sections of the museum include: the BenCab Gallery, Cordillera Gallery, Erotica Gallery, Philippine Contemporary Art Gallery, Sepia Gallery, Maestro Gallery, Print Gallery, Patio Salvador, and Larawan Hall. The museum complex also has the BenCab Farm & Garden, a leisure area featuring the Ecotrail – which showcases Igorot huts which are an example of Ifugao, Kalinga and Bontoc architecture. Its farm is used to cultivate coffee and other crops and the garden has bonsai trees. The area also has a restaurant-cafe known as the Café Sabel.
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- 1.Arcache, Maurice. So much to see and experience at BenCab Museum. The Philippine Star. 19 August 2020.
- 2.Teehankee, Pepper. The BenCab Museum: An art haven. The Philippine Star. 10 March 2009.
- 3.Lampa, Daniel. The Enduring Legacy of BenCab. BluPrint. One Mega Group, Inc. 21 August 2021.
- 4.Reyes, Maritess Garcia. National Artist For Visual Arts Benedicto "BenCab" Cabrera Aims To Leave A Lasting Legacy. Tatler Asia. 2 October 2020.
- 5.How BenCab is living with BenCab the brand. Inquirer Lifestyle. 17 September 2019.
- 6.Godinez, Bong. Baguio attractions you probably haven't seen. GMA News. 21 October 2020.
- 7.Pates, Karlo Paolo. At the BenCab museum. Sunstar. 2 April 2016.
- 8.Adel, Rosette. BenCab Museum to reopen August 11 after closure for contact tracing in area. The Philippine Star. 10 August 2020.
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