Museum of Contemporary Art and Design

Museum of Contemporary Art and Design The professional face of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the area of arts and culture. INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER: mcadmanila
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Museum days & hours :Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10AM-6PM, except holidays. For groups of 10 or more pls book your visit here: https://www.mcadmanila.org.ph/visit/ Housed within the stunning architecture of the College of Saint Benilde’s School of Design and Art (SDA), the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) is the only space in Manila and the Philippines that approximates an international conte

mporary art museum and gallery space. Located within an art college, MCAD’s programmes are molded in line with the school’s courses: film, fashion design, animation, multi-media, photography, architecture, as well as music production. In step with this, the MCAD produces outstanding exhibitions with world-wide standards by collaborating with professional artists and curators, both local and international. MCAD provides the experience and exposure to contemporary art works, usually only found outside the country. Its contemporary art exhibitions, projects, as well as other cultural and art-inspired undertakings showcase the possibilities of technology and new media through its internationally-designed programme of contemporary art exhibitions enhanced by an ever-widening educational platform.

[ADVISORY] MCAD is closed today, August 7, 2026, following the Manila City Government’s class suspension due to inclemen...
07/08/2026

[ADVISORY] MCAD is closed today, August 7, 2026, following the Manila City Government’s class suspension due to inclement weather from the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).

Thank you for your understanding, and stay safe! We look forward to welcoming you soon. 🌧

[ADVISORY] With the suspension of face-to-face classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Thursday, 6 A...
06/08/2026

[ADVISORY] With the suspension of face-to-face classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Thursday, 6 August 2026 by the Manila City Government due to inclement weather brought about by the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (habagat), MCAD will be closed. For those with bookings for today, your reservations will be honored when you come when the museum is open. You may also rebook your visit at your own convenience through our website. ☔

In the essay "Rumination on Future Ruins: Tiffany Chung's Post-Apocalypse Now" Viet Le writes "Spanning mythology and mo...
03/08/2026

In the essay "Rumination on Future Ruins: Tiffany Chung's Post-Apocalypse Now" Viet Le writes "Spanning mythology and modernity, [Tiffany] Chung's project raises timely questions about humanity's capacity for growth, survival and self-annihilation. This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper."

Size: 300 x 200 mm
Page count: 70 pages
Writers: Ho Rui An, Aelred Bautista, Joselina Cruz, Viet Le
Designer: Jon delos Reyes/Graphic Burst Studio
Photography: Shaira Luna, David Ayson

Sunday plans? Sorted. Starting 2 August 2026, MCAD will be open every Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM.Tag a friend you’re brin...
30/07/2026

Sunday plans? Sorted.

Starting 2 August 2026, MCAD will be open every Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM.
Tag a friend you’re bringing with you this Sunday!

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Here is our schedule of events at MCAD Manila this August:MCAD Open HouseOpen to all Benildean a...
30/07/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Here is our schedule of events at MCAD Manila this August:

MCAD Open House
Open to all Benildean affiliates, friends, and families! Experience our current exhibition as part of our commitment to accessibility and community engagement.
📅 Saturday, 15 August 2026 | 10 AM–6 PM
📍 Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD)

MCADxMovingImage: Cartographic Cinema
Curated by Joseph Palisam. Explore film as a lens through space, identity, and emotion through a curated selection of screenings.
📅 Wednesday to Friday, 26–28 August 2026 | NOON
📍 The Loop, 12/F Design+Arts Campus, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

Golden Hour Photo Meetup
Facilitated by Abdulla Mapandi of the Photography program at Benilde. Join us at Rizal Park to engage with the fleeting qualities of light, inspired by Olafur Eliasson’s work with light as a medium. Bring your own gear or smartphone!
📅 Saturday, 29 August 2026 | 4 PM
📍 Rizal Monument in Rizal Park, Manila

Scan the QR code to register.

Join us for Climate Stories Circle, a vital conversation on storytelling as a powerful medium for witnessing, rememberin...
25/07/2026

Join us for Climate Stories Circle, a vital conversation on storytelling as a powerful medium for witnessing, remembering, and amplifying crucial voices. We are bringing together a panel of storytellers who explore how narratives can deepen our understanding of the world today:

🟢 Christel Yparraguirre – Environmental Program Manager (Baywatch Foundation/Alyansa Tigil Mina)
🟢 Geela Garcia – Photographer and multimedia journalist
🟢 Michael Beltran – Activist and journalist
🟢 Moderated by Daryll Delgado – Fiction writer

Together, they will discuss storytelling as a form of witnessing and making meaning across literature, journalism, photography, and activism.
Friday, 31 July 2026

1 PM
8F, Learning Commons, D+A Campus, DLS-CSB
Scan the QR code in the image to register and secure your spot!

✈️ MCAD BENILDE TRAVEL BURSARY: Call for ApplicationsThe second grant cycle of the MCAD Benilde Travel Bursary is offici...
24/07/2026

✈️ MCAD BENILDE TRAVEL BURSARY: Call for Applications

The second grant cycle of the MCAD Benilde Travel Bursary is officially opening soon!

This grant supports Philippines-based Filipino contemporary artists invited to participate in international, regional, or local artist residencies, art festivals, or large-scale exhibitions requiring travel support between September 2026 and February 2027.

For more information, please send an email to [email protected] with MCAD Benilde Travel Bursary as subject heading.

While the Philippine government's 2030 target for reduction of gas emissions is mostly conditional on international sup...
23/07/2026

While the Philippine government's 2030 target for reduction of gas emissions is mostly conditional on international support, there are ongoing efforts on the ground that help address issues relevant to the climate crisis.

On Friday, 31 July, 1 PM, listen to the work done by Alyansa Tigil Mina in Mindanao, Tarabang sa Bicol, Inc. (TABI), and about the micro-hydro alternatives in the Cordillera region in this conversation to be held at the Learning Commons of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. The conversation, which is free and open to the public, will be moderated by writer Daryll Delgado.

This event is part of the public programs of the exhibition “Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey.” The exhibition runs until 15 November 2026. Museum days and hours are Tuesdays–Saturdays, 10AM–6PM, except holidays.

“Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey” is now open at MCAD Manila.Marking the final destination of this major traveling...
22/07/2026

“Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey” is now open at MCAD Manila.

Marking the final destination of this major traveling exhibition, the museum has been transformed into a site of active inquiry and reflection. As Eliasson’s works arrive in Manila during our monsoon season, the conversation naturally converges on our relationship with the environment and the climate crisis.

In her curatorial text, MCAD Director/Curator Joselina Cruz writes: "The far north’s loss of ice and the equator’s experience of typhoons, rising water, and displacement are two faces of the same condition, each felt, however, on profoundly asymmetrical terms. In the end, the journey Olafur Eliasson shares with us is a reflection of our changing world, its wonders and its beauty refracted through his work; and an invitation to consider, from wherever we find ourselves standing, the quickly shifting tides of climate the world over."
We invite you to step into the museum, stay, and linger with these encounters.
"Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey" runs at MCAD Manila until 15 November 2026. Museum hours are Tuesdays–Saturdays, 10 AM–6 PM, except holidays.

📷༘ Exhibition opening of "Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey" at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila, 9 July 2026. Photos by Adrian Ardiente for MCAD

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