The museum is owned by a well-known neurologist, Dr. Joven Cuanang MD. Most of the time he works in the hospital and I could even remember every time he made his rounds, he was surrounded by residents and other doctors accompanying him. He always asks questions and discusses the case of his patients, showing that Dr. Cuanang is also an educator. But behind his expertise as a doctor, he is also a man with deep passion for Filipino arts and support for the young artists of this generation. Through the years Dr. Cuanang collected myriads of paintings, sculptures and other artworks and preserved it naturally in his museum as a way of educating and exposing modern and contemporary Filipino art to the people.
The museum is located inside a subdivision in Antipolo City. The gallery was opened almost 16 years ago and I am surprised on how clean and well-maintained the whole place is. We were greeted with an arch-shape entrance with an antique bronze bell on top. The personnel on the museum shop was accommodating, we then paid for the entrance fee and registered our names on the blue logbook.
There is no doubt that Pinto Art Museum is truly picturesque at any angle. It is a perfect place to take photos for your new profile picture, instagram posts and even pre-nuptial photoshoots. There are also beds and sofas covered in white thin sheets randomly placed all over the meditation garden. We delved deeper into the heart of the gallery and discovered treasures that we haven’t seen before.
There are hundreds of artworks found inside each gallery and they are all beautiful and majestic.
The first stop that you will see after the entrance is the meditation garden. I felt like I entered a different world because the garden is awashed with green luscious foliage with several buildings painted in white enclosing hundreds of artworks. The classical music playing continuously reverberated all throughout the garden providing utter comfort and relaxation. I felt secured as I saw a wooden cross in the entrance with an engraved message saying, “Lord and Master, protect this house and everyone who goes in and out.” which I depicted as a sincere way of welcoming guests and visitors in the museum.
Enjoying our stay in Pinto Art Museum There are beds and sofas randomly placed all over the meditation garden Blue Sky above in Pinto Art Museum A balcony on one of the buildings in Pinto Art Museum
I was impressed on how the hollow sculptures were meticulously done. The statues were somewhat void but full of hope and heartfelt. Metaphorically, these structures are like real people searching for a connection between their empty body and the visitors.
Playful, bold, retrospective, pristine, metaphorical and heroic, there are so many words that you can describe in every work of art in Pinto Art Museum. To be honest, I can’t even digest each painting in this museum in just one visit. I will surely visit this place again for me to learn and discover more about Filipino arts and culture. Nevertheless, in just one day, I just realized that Filipino art is diverse and magnificent. Loving our own art is paramount for it to live, share and pass on to next generation.
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PINTO ART MUSEUM
Located at: 1 Sierra Madre Street., Grand Heights, Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines.
Contact number: (02) 697 1015
Email: pintoartmuseum@yahoo.com
Schedule: Open Every Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm.
Entrance fee:
PHP 200 for regular ticket
PHP 150 for senior citizens and PWD with valid IDs.
PHP 100 for children and students with proper IDs
Photoshoot Rates:
PHP 7,000 for Upper Garden, Lower Garden and Indigenous Arts
PHP 15,000 for Upper Garden, Lower Garden, Indigenous Art Museum and the new wing museum indoor.
Inclusive of 5 hours shoot (in excess PHP 750 per hour)
Inclusive of 5 pax (in excess PHP 300 per head)
With preparation room (non-aircondition)
Preparation room with air-condition — additional PHP 500 for 5 hours (in excess PHP 100 per hour)
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Pinto-Art-Museum-281376918562097/timeline
Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the museum premises.
DIRECTIONS TO PINTO ART MUSEUM
FROM LRT LINE 2 SANTOLAN STATION (COMMUTE, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION)
Take a jeepney ride from LRT Line 2 Santolan Station to Antipolo City Church. (Take the jeep with Antipolo Simbahan Sumulong Hi-way placard)
Once at Antipolo Church, take a tricycle ride going to Pinto Art Museum.
FROM ROBINSON’S GALLERIA (COMMUTE, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION)
Take a bus ride (G-Liner, Green Star or RRCG with placard stating Taytay) from Robinson’s Galleria to Tikling (Taytay, Rizal)
From Tikling, take a jeepney ride with Antipolo Simbahan placard going to Antipolo Church.
Once at Antipolo Church, take a tricycle ride going to Pinto Art Museum.
FROM SM MEGAMALL (COMMUTE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT)
There are available FXs in the area, take an FXs ride with Antipolo Simbahan Junction placard and go to Antipolo Church.
Once at Antipolo Church, take a tricycle ride going to Pinto Art Museum.
WITH PRIVATE VEHICLES
Use Google Maps or Waze.
Drive to Antipolo until you reach the Ynares Center.
Drive straight ahead in L. Sumulong Memorial Circle street and turn right to Grand Heights Road.
The gate in the entrance of Grand Heights Subdivision requires each private vehicle to pay an entrance fee of PHP 20.
The museum is located near the entrance gate of Grand Heights.
You can park your vehicle at the side, along the road of Pinto Art Museum.
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