WHO says working in a museum is boring? For the Lopez Museum team, it’s anything but. They share why—and other insights on working in one of Asia’s best museums:

Cris Reyes, Consultant on digitization
Cris came to Lopez Museum after stints in teaching and farming, and putting in more than 20 years at the Ayala Museum and the Filipinas Heritage Library. She says that with the Lopez Museum’s digitization program, users will be able to access some two million photos more easily while conserving the collection by minimizing direct contact with the materials. She sees the project as the crown of her career, adding: “I’d like to do it for the rest of my life because working in a library is really a learning experience. If you have to work in a library, why not work for the best library?”

Iday Marpa, Administrative support assistant
Iday first joined Lopez Museum in 1999 as a part-timer whose main task was updating the Lopez family tree. As a regular employee a year later, she took on collections management and administrative duties aside from being an occasional docent and researcher. Aside from the financial stability, Iday appreciates the unique perspective on art that direct contact and interaction with artists has given her. “The mere fact that you get to meet artists face to face, ask them questions or to explain their work, di lahat ng tao nakakasalamuha ang artists. And when you know you’re in the company of Luna’s and Hidalgo’s works…privileged ang feeling pag ganun,” she smiles.

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