De La Salle University - Manila

The Museum

The Museum at De La Salle University-Manila is a university-art museum with a collection of Philippine modern art generously donated by the heirs of Wili and Doreen Fernandez. Prominent artists, ten of them National Artist for Visual Arts, have works in The Museum, namely, Fernando Amorsolo, Ang Kiukok, Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Jose Joya, Cesar Legaspi, Arturo Luz, Vicente Manansala, J. Elizalde Navarro, H.R. Ocampo, Bencab, Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Manuel Rodriguez, Sr., Mauro Malang, among others.

The extensive compendium of art was borne out of the couple's passion for art which motivated them to build an enviable private collection known as the Wili and Doreen Fernandez Art Collection. The collection boasts of rare drawings of "Botong" Francisco, Manansala, Amorsolo and Bencab. There are also sculptures by Arturo Luz, Solomon Saprid and Eduardo Castrillo. The art collection is displayed in a program of rotating exhibitions to showcase all artworks in the collection - based on various themes, artists, or artistic style. Artists, not from the collection, are also invited to exhibit their artworks at the hallway gallery of The Museum.

The Museum supports the University's objective to raise the cultural and artistic consciousness of the members of the community.