Manila Biennale Open City 2018
Ever wanted to revisit the Walled City? Rediscover its true beauty and culture? The Manila Biennale, the first of its kind in the Philippines, aims to transform the walled city of Intramuros into a public art exposition space. The Manila Biennale will start on February 3 until March 5. The theme for its first Biennale will be “OPEN CITY”, as an homage to Intramuros and a memorial to its city’s destruction in February 1945. The event will be a month long art exposition set inside the walled city of Intramuros from February 3 to March 5, 2018. The theme OPEN CITY refers to Intramuros as the genesis of Manila’s culture; an homage to the walled city’s beginnings as a port for the Galleon Trade, a time when our capital opened itself up to the world and welcomed new ideas, products, and people. It will be a tribute to Manila’s role in World War II, a vulnerable moment in December of 1941 when Manila was cleared of all military presence and civilian run, a moment of freedom betwee