Ayala Museum
Art
Reuniting the Surigao Treasure
Quick facts
- Date
- 17 May 2024 to 30 May 2027
- Time
- 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Tuesday to Sunday
- Venue
- fourth floor, Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street, Greenbelt Park, Makati City 1224
- Area
- Makati
- Tickets
- ayalamuseum.org
Remind me
Email me the day before, with the address and a calendar link.
Why go
Anyone who thinks Philippine history starts in 1521
Presented by
Ayala Museum with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Date
17 May 2024
Neighbourhood
Good to know
The gold galleries have the tightest light levels in the building, so phone cameras struggle and flash is not allowed. A full access pass is needed to reach the fourth floor, since the cheaper tickets cover fewer floors. Combine it with Turning Tides on the third floor in a single visit rather than paying twice. Weekday afternoons are the quietest.
About this event
The Surigao hoard is the largest find of precolonial gold ever made in the country, and for decades it was split between two owners who never showed it together. This long run brings 38 goldworks from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas into the Ayala Museum's gold gallery, where roughly a thousand pieces already sit. Sashes, sacred cords, ear ornaments and funerary masks, all made before the first Spanish ship arrived.
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