BenCab Museum

BenCab Museum, located in Tuba, Benguet, showcases the works of Benedicto Reyes Cabrera and other artists, different galleries, exhibitions, and has an outside farm and garden. This house of art is the most popular museum nearest Baguio City.

Location

Address: Km. 6 Asin Road, Tadiangan, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines

Coordinates: 16.4107° N, 120.5504° E

Map

Business Hours

Tuesdays to Sundays 9:00am to 6:00pm (last entry at 5:30pm)
Closed Mondays, Christmas day and New Year’s day

How to Get There

Take a jeepney bound to Asin Road for a meager amount.
You can hail a taxi but for a more expensive fare.
Driving your own car is possible. Just follow available satellite navigators.

Contact Details

Tel/Fax: (+63 74) 442 7165

Web Page: http://www.bencabmuseum.org

Email: bencabartfoundation@gmail.com

The BenCab Museum, a 15-minute drive away from Baguio City, houses the works of Benedicto Reyes Cabrera, a conferred National Artist for Visual Arts. Contrary to the common notion, it is located in Tuba, Benguet, a neighboring municipality of Baguio City. Also, the BenCab Museum houses the permanent collection of Philippine National Artist Benedicto Reyes Cabrera in several galleries (1).

Like other private museum, it also has an admission fee. General admission costs Php150.00 while students, PWD and senior citizens need to pay Php100.00 after discount, provided that they present a valid ID (school ID, PWD card, senior citizen ID). They also have special rates for organized group tours with minimum of 30 pax. Outside the museum, guest can also have an Eco-trail tour.

Some of my favorites are depicted in the following images.

*Pasiking* are woven bamboo or rattan backpacks in the Cordillera.

**They say that a work of art evokes emotions from the viewers.**
**Of the paintings in the museum, these three had the most impact in me.**

This standing male figure representing a rice deity (bulul) from the Ifugao people of northern Luzon Island in the Philippines is an outstanding and highly important expression of the foremost tradition of anthropomorphic sculpture in the northern Philippines (2).

**Carved wooden implements (left and center) and carved figures in Erotica Gallery (right).**

**Cafe Sabel is located at the lowest level of the building.**

The museum offers the following parts:

BenCab Gallery
Erotica Gallery
Larawan Hall
Cordillera Gallery
Galleri Indigo
Edison T. Coseteng Patio
Philippine Contemporary Art Gallery 1 & 2
Sepia Gallery
Bulol Installation
Maestro Gallery
Pation Salvador
Graffiti Wall

Other notable tourist spot in Tuba includes Aran Cave, Asin Hot Springs, Cafe in the Sky, and Hydro Falls.

References

(1) Museum and Galleries (n.d.). In BenCab Museum website. Retrieved from http://www.bencabmuseum.org/museum-galleries/

(2) Figure of a Male Rice Deity (Bulul) 19th century or earlier (n.d.). In The Met 150 website. Retrieved from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/626371