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The Government Service Insurance System’s (GSIS) Museo ng Sining located at GSIS main office, CCP Complex, Financial Center, Pasay City, continues to attract busloads of visitors who have been flocking to the museum almost daily since the beginning of the month to check out its vast collection of art works. Continue below.

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From August 1 to August 26 this year, the Museo ng Sining has received a total of 12,334 visitors, mostly young students eager to view the works of Filipino art maestros.

Eric Zerrudo, GSIS vice president for physical resources, said August is typically the start of the peak season for the GSIS museum. He said the influx of visitors, mostly students, is likely to continue up to February next year.

Hundreds of GSIS members also take the time to drop by the museum, especially after they finish their usual transactions with the state pension fund.

The GSIS Museo ng Sining maintains 162 artworks, mostly creations of Filipino national artists.

The collection on display includes 11 Fernando Amorsolo paintings, 14 abstract paintings of Hernando Ocampo, 13 tapestries of Federico Alcuaz, and works of Vicente Manansala and Carlos “Botong” Francisco.

But the most popular art piece in the museum is “Parisian Life” by the national hero Juan Luna.

“Parisian Life” is a 44-inch by 39-inch painting that shows an unidentified French woman sitting in a restaurant. To one side, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Dr. Ariston Bautista Lin, and Luna are seen in animated conversation.

Visits to the GSIS museum come free of charge. It is open from Tuesday through Saturdays.

Arrangements for group visits, such as field trips, may be made by calling Mayette Aguilar and Leslie Anne Fangonil at telephone number 551-1301.

August 28, 2005

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