Showcasing Philippnes' Arts & Artifacts at Silahis

Part of our Intramuros photowalk is to visit Silahis Arts and Artifacts. It is a store which houses wooden furnitures, house displays or ornaments, drawings, paintings, sculpture and Filipino books. They have a large collection of drawings and paintings that you'll forget that you are inside a store and not a museum. 

Before roaming around the store you may go at the back and check the wide array of masks. There is also a grotto at the back. The first floor is where most of the wooden furnitures are located. They even have a wooden Eiffel Tower but mostly it consist of the traditional Filipino furnitures. There are baskets, religious statues, ref magnets and even locally inspired stirrers. There also some delicacies, local food  and other Filipino products.

The second floor is almost the same as the first floor but they have some jewelries in this part of the store. 

The third floor and fourth floor is where you'll se their art collections. Some of the antiques were even before we were colonized by the Spaniards.

There are some statues and arts that show the rich culture and arts of other Asian countries like China, Indonesia and India

Of course, it ultimately boasts the rich Culture of country through different work of art like this traditional Nipa Hut and wooden carved human figures.

You'll be amazed on their huge collection of arts which are created in different mediums like acrylic and oil. It is also amazing to see that the drawings or paintings are not just made in paper but other canvas.

They have a small room where all drawings and paintings done in paper are stored. I think they segregate it intentionally so they can easily maintain the quality of the art. Drawings or paintings done in paper can easily be destroyed so there should be extra care.

As I've mentioned the creativity on this place is endless just like this statue.

Below are some of the wonderful arts that can be found outside and inside of Silahis Arts and Artifacts.

Intramuros is more than just a walled city. Its an art place!