UP Vargas Museum

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Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center


Location	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Coordinates	14°39′11″N 121°4′0″E / 14.65306°N 121.06667°E / 14.65306; 121.06667
Owner	UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters
Website	vargasmuseum.wordpress.com vargasmuseum.org

The Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center, simply known as the UP Vargas Museum, is a museum located at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus which houses the collection of art, stamps and coins, library, personal papers and memorabilia of Jorge B. Vargas which he bequeathed to the university. It is under the management of the UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters.

History

The construction of the building which would host the UP Vargas Museum began in 1983. The museum building was inaugurated on February 22, 1987, by then-President Corazon Aquino.

Collection

The Museum is known for its collection of the paintings of Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Victorio Edades and Fernando Amorsolo.

References

"Museums and Galleries in UPD". University of the Philippines Diliman. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
Cruz, Jasmine (January 28, 2015). "The Vargas Museum permanent collection: Amorsolos and more". BusinessWorld. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

External links

Media related to Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Official website (Wordpress)

v t e University of the Philippines Diliman
Diliman, Quezon City
Administration	UP President Chancellor
Academic Degree-Granting Units	Archaeology Architecture Arts and Letters Asian Center Business Economics Education Engineering Fine Arts Home Economics Human Kinetics Islamic Studies Labor and Industrial Relations Law Library & Information Studies Mass Communication Music Public Administration & Governance Science Social Sciences & Philosophy Social Work & Community Development Statistics Technology Management Center Urban and Regional Planning
Satellite Campuses	Pampanga Olongapo
Institutions	Center for Ethnomusicology Confucius Institute Department of Military Science and Tactics General Education Center Institute for Small-Scale Industries National Service Training Program Office of the University Registrar Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-Diliman University Library UP Health Service UP Press
Campus	Academic Oval Carillon Jorge Vargas Museum National Science Complex University Avenue UP Computer Center UP ITDC Parish of the Holy Sacrifice Promenade Police Sunken Garden UP Arboretum U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub U.P. Town Center
Athletics	UAAP UP Fighting Maroons (Men's Basketball • Women's Volleyball • Women's Football) UP Pep Squad UST rivalry Ateneo rivalry
Life	Philippine Collegian (Kulê) DZUP 1602 UP Madrigal Singers UP Concert Chorus UP Singing Ambassadors Oblation Oblation Run People U.P Diliman Automated Guideway Transit
Student Organizations	University Student Council

University of the Philippines System

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Units

Constituent universities	UP Diliman UP Baguio UP Cebu UP Los Baños UP Manila UP Mindanao UP Open University UP Tacloban UP Visayas
Satellite units	UP South Road Properties (Cebu) UP Bonifacio Global City (Diliman) UP Extension Program in Olongapo (Diliman) UP Extension Program in Pampanga (Diliman) UP School of Health Sciences, Aurora (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Koronadal City (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Leyte (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Tarlac (Manila)
Basic education units	UP High School Cebu (Cebu) UP High School in Iloilo (Visayas) UP Integrated School (Diliman) UP Rural High School (Bay, Laguna)

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UP President, UP Board of Regents

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