The Ayala Way Vol. 5 No. 50

Ayala Museum and BSP 'Reunite' the Surigao Treasure

Ayala Museum Senior Director Mariles Gustilo, Ayala Foundation Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala, BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr., Ayala Foundation President Tony Lambino, and Exhibition Curator Dr. Florina Capistrano-Baker at the opening reception of Reuniting the Surigao Treasure on May 16

Ayala Museum Senior Director Mariles Gustilo, Ayala Foundation Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala, BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr., Ayala Foundation President Tony Lambino, and Exhibition Curator Dr. Florina Capistrano-Baker at the opening reception of Reuniting the Surigao Treasure on May 16

Tony Lambino, BSP Corporate Affairs Director Jay Edward Amatong, Atty. Joanna Eileen Capones, Monetary Board Member Romeo Bernardo, ACMobility CEO Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala and Margarita Aboitiz Zobel de Ayala

Tony Lambino, BSP Corporate Affairs Director Jay Edward Amatong, Atty. Joanna Eileen Capones, Monetary Board Member Romeo Bernardo, ACMobility CEO Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala and Margarita Aboitiz Zobel de Ayala

Priceless and historically important artifacts from the country’s two preeminent precolonial gold collections may be viewed by the public at the Ayala Museum. Titled Reuniting the Surigao Treasure, this new exhibition adds 38 goldworks loaned from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to around 1,000 gold items on permanent display at the Ayala Museum.

The joint exhibit, curated by former Ayala Museum Director Dr. Florina Capistrano-Baker, demonstrates the rich artistic traditions, complex social hierarchies, and sophisticated economic practices of precolonial Philippines.

“Because of the collective effort between us and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Filipinos young and old alike can visit, revisit, and marvel at these breathtaking objects, inspiring and reminding us of our country’s glorious precolonial past and what it says about us as a people,” said Ayala Museum Senior Director Mariles Gustilo.

Intricate gold craftsmanship shown in the details of a golden belt (BSP Collection); golden weighing pan (BSP Collection); a magnificent 10th-13th century gold sash; Reuniting the Surigao Treasure runs until 2027

Intricate gold craftsmanship shown in the details of a golden belt (BSP Collection); golden weighing pan (BSP Collection); a magnificent 10th-13th century gold sash; Reuniting the Surigao Treasure runs until 2027

FZA, BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, members of Ayala Museum’s Board of Advisers Leandro Locsin Jr. and Dr. Jaime Laya, and BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr.

FZA, BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, members of Ayala Museum’s Board of Advisers Leandro Locsin Jr. and Dr. Jaime Laya, and BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr.

Former BSP Assistant Governor Maria Dolores Yuvienco (partly hidden), former Monetary Board Member Ignacio Bunye, Ayala Museum Tours and Education Manager Ana Tamula, and AC Data Science and AI Head Karl Kendrick Chua

Former BSP Assistant Governor Maria Dolores Yuvienco (partly hidden), former Monetary Board Member Ignacio Bunye, Ayala Museum Tours and Education Manager Ana Tamula, and AC Data Science and AI Head Karl Kendrick Chua

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