Jun 30 2009

A Photo Exhibit at the Cathedral Museum

Published by Emperor Karl at 8:43 pm under News & Events

(Poster Credits: Lorens Gibb Lapinid and Jobers Bersales)

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Jun 23 2009

Coffeetable book on heritage churches to be launched 3 July 2009

Published by Emperor Karl at 2:36 pm under News & Events

By Jose Eleazar R. Bersales

To mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Archdiocese of Cebu, the Cathedral Museum of Cebu and the Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church will soon launch the book Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Continue Reading »

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Jun 14 2009

Ponson Island’s Spanish-era Chapel

Published by Emperor Karl at 1:35 am under Around Town, Arts & Culture

Above: Detail of the tabernacle at the retablo.

I went recently to the Camotes group of islands to wrap up my tour of several parishes in Cebu in relation to a book project being jointly undertaken by the Archdiocese of Cebu, through the Cathedral Museum of Cebu, and the University of San Carlos. There are a total of four parishes in Camotes, one parish for every municipality — Poro, San Francisco, Tudela, and Pilar. The first three are located in the two bigger main islands, which are connected together by a causeway, while the last is in Ponson Island, which is nearer to Leyte already. Continue Reading »

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May 26 2009

3rd Gabii sa Kabilin

On May 29, 2009 six museums in downtown Cebu City — Museo Sugbo, Casa Gorordo, Yap-Sandiego House, Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino Museum, and Fort San Pedro — will open their doors to the public from 6 pm to 12 midnight for only a single ticket worth P100. For an additional P50, guests can avail of unlimited tartanilla rides in between museums. There will be around five tartanillas that will be stationed at each museum. Continue Reading »

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May 14 2009

Revisiting the Jesuit House of 1730

Published by Emperor Karl at 12:29 pm under Around Town, Heritage Watch

It was almost a year ago when I first stepped inside this Spanish colonial heritage house together with a friend who just came from Manila. My friend and I were just talking about the existence of such a house when we decided to go there and tried to secure on-the-spot permission to go inside of which we were lucky enough to be granted access. Continue Reading »

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