You do not have to enter the centre. Its exterior elegance will be enough to impress you. Its architecture has simplicity in its design. Cultural Centre of Philippines has much exploration on offer. You should not forget to visit this place, especially if you have interests for culture and arts. A convenient option would be to stay in one of the Service Apartments Makati such as Somerset Olympia Makati and plan your visit there.
The centre is sprawled across an amazing space of 150-acres between Pasay and Manila. You can check the cultural diary and visit the centre for a cultural item. You have access to many cultural events. The centre handles many cultural activities such as production of performances, festivals, exhibitions, cultural research, outreach, preservation, and publication of materials on Philippine art and culture.
If you are an artiste yourself, you can arrange for an international function as well. The centres has hosted international artistes such as Van Cliburn, Plácido Domingo, Marcel Marceau, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, the Royal Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra.
Although you may not find anything interesting everyday, you can keep a check on what is happening in the town. Those local cultural performances taking places at the centre are doors for the country’s culture. They teach you a lot about the country’s culture more than what you get to read in travel books.
President Ferdinand Marcos built this may be with the intention of giving tourists a better idea about the country and its heritage. The building’s structure belongs to Leondro Locsin, who is considered as Philippines’ national artiste. What Locsin designed is admired even today by locals as well as foreigners.
Make a visit to this place. And you will never regret your choice.
Thanuja Silva is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Auburn Silver. She has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world. Google+
