Restoration of Murals by Philippine National Artist Carlos Francisco

$77.3K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Philippines
Start Date	Mar 13, 2006
End Date	Jan 13, 2010
Duration	1,402 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77414-48`

Grant Description

To enable the restoration of four murals in the lobby of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila, by the National Museum. Founded in 1907, PGH was the Philippines first public hospital. The murals were painted by Carlos Francisco in 1954. He received the country s highest honor and was named a National Artist posthumously in 1973.

The murals depict four phases in the development of medicine in the Philippines from pre-colonial folk remedies to modern practice. Lack of maintenance and climate control has caused the deterioration of the paintings.