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Preventive Conservation
Seminar Workshop at the Museo The activity was attended by 23 cultural workers from Southern Luzon Philippines. The lectures and hands-on trainings were conducted by members of the Philippine Association for Scientific Conservation of Cultural Property, Inc (PASCON) headed by Kenneth C Esguerra of Balay Taliambong: The Cojuangco Art Museum. Nuestra
Señora Del Rosario The Nuestra Señora Del Rosario is probably the most popular colonial depiction of the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. Both the Blessed Mother and Child may be clutching their own rosaries and in other instances they hold together a fifteen-mystery rosary. The Dominicans were the chief propagators of the devotion to the rosary and to the virgin of this name. Halina
sa Museo 2003 This year’s outreach activity is in cooperation with the Lassalian Community Development Center, La Buena Comida, Graduate School of Education, Arts and Science, College of Engineering and Technology and Crown Supplies Corp (the makers of Faber Castell). Faber Castell sponsored the art materials of the participants during the one-day workshop and gave away souvenir pencils to the children. Funeraria, Deaths
and others in the 19th Century The Phelipino Undertaking, a funeral parlor owned by Mr. Feliciano Quiogue, located at Calle Salazar, Trozo No. 2, offered luxurious funeral services consisting of one hearse with four horses, a metallic coffin and four attendants, with two carriages for mourners, all for P85! John Bancroft Devins in 1905 wrote that the Spanish Friars collected varying fees for funeral services, depending on what robe they wore for the service and the length of prayers they offered. Every stroke of the church bell announcing the death would cost from tent cents to a dollar (P0.20 to P2). The Funeral itself could be ordinary, solemn or most solemn, with corresponding fees. Burial charges were extra. If the friar went all the way to the grave, it is twice as expensive if he went only half way. If death and funeral fees were not forthcoming, there can be no bells rung, no services held. Dying was expensive even for the poor who paid P30 for burial services! Source: Turn of the Century by Gilda Cordeo Fernando and Nick Ricio Ang
Pasko ay Sumapit The Filipino child learning his first Christmas carol would usually sing Ang Pasko ay sumapit. Sometimes the lyrics were sung repeatedly and rythmically for a more joyous spirit of the season. (Ang pasko ay sumapit - pit pit).The lyrics were written vibrantly so that anyone who joins a group of carolers can easily follow the tune. The Filipino Christmas is incomplete without one hearing and singing it. This memorable song was actually written by Mr. Levi Celerio, National Artist for Literature and Music. Originally entitled Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon, the “ang pasko ay sumapit” line became a phenomenon specially among Filipino Children. Known as the Dean of Filipino Lyricist, Mr. Celerio would always play a joke with the children singing the carol to him on Christmas, saying that he should be the one to be given candies by the children because they were singing his song. Celerio landed in the Guiness Book of World Records for being the only man who could play music on a leaf. And as we remember a great Filipino Lyricist named Levi, like any Filipino children’s carol would end, we sing “Thank you, thank you ang babait ninyo, thank you!” A cookie for ChristmasOne always expects a delightful treat from cookies and biscuits. Cookies are shaped in various designs and forms. Such is the famous pan de San Nicholas cookie. These cookies or biscuits, with an image of Saint Nicholas (Patron Saint of Bakers), were traditionally given to children during Christmas. The cookies were molded from slabs of wood with fine carvings of the Saint. This mold is a favorite among antique collectors because no two San Nicholas cookie molds are ever alike. Martin Tinio, one of the noted co-authors of the book The Philippine Ancestral Houses, recently visited the Museo. He took special note on the pan de san Nicholas cookie mold. Tinio said that in the old days, affluent families would bake pan de San Nicolas cookies during his feast (December 06), and afterwards kept them in jars. These cookies were given only to family and friends who were sick because the cookies were believed to have healing powers. Later, Tinio also noted, that the cure of the sick who ate the pan de San Nicolas cookie was due to the peniccilin molds which accumulated in the stored cookie! The cocina of the Museo showcases these wonderful moulds mounted on
a frame suggesting that even a small nibbler offers an aesthetic experience. |
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The
National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Museo De La Salle sponsored
a Seminar-Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Cultural Objects last
October 20-22 2003. The three-day activity was composed of lectures
and hands-on training on preservation of cultural objects like old documents
on paper, paintings, wooden furniture, and textile.