An exhibition on the life, love, and legacy of Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino – now at the Yuchengco Museum, Makati. Open until July 11, 2026.
| On View Until | July 31, 2026 |
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| Venue | Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza, Makati City |
| Admission | Museum fees apply. Discounts for students, PWD’s and Senior Citizens |
| Contact | +63 998 530 9247 |
About the Exhibition
On view at the Yuchengco Museum through July 11, Pasts Revisited offers a rare chance to encounter historians Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino as they have never been seen before — not as icons in a textbook, but as two Filipinos bound together by love, scholarship, and a shared mission to decolonize Philippine history.
The exhibition showcases letters, never-before-seen book manuscripts, and other rare artifacts. Revealed to the public for the first time are works of art given to the couple by National Artist Vicente Manansala and celebrated painters Malang and Araceli Dans — alongside photos with friends such as Sen. Claro M. Recto and Sen. Lorenzo Tañada, and handwritten notes from historians William Henry Scott, Doreen Fernandez, and Edilberto Alegre.
The exhibit also features new contemporary art by 350 Pilipinas volunteers — expressions of a usable history, the concept advanced by the Constantinos to encourage Filipinos to use lessons from the past to shape a sustainable and fair future.
Pasts Revisited is a partnership between the Constantino Foundation and the Yuchengco Museum, created to house the art collection of Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco.
Message from the Curator
In design, perhaps the most difficult pursuit is honesty—honesty in the use of line, shape, and color; honesty in the orchestration of balance, harmony, and movement; and, above all, honesty in service of the subject itself, revealing its essence without obscuring it beneath ornamentation or borloloy.
When the opportunity arose to tell the story of Renato and Letizia—their enduring legacy, their life’s work, and the profound imprint they have left on all of us—and to mount this exhibition at the Yuchengco Museum, no less, I was filled with both awe and anxiety. The circular space was in itself a challenge! But more importantly, how does one begin to contain the breadth of two lives so richly lived, or do justice to the depth of their contributions?
Stories
A Poet’s Gift: Ramon Sunico’s Watercolor Pipe at Pasts Revisited
Some Christmases ago the poet Ramon Sunico gave the foundation's managing director a lovely gift - a watercolor rendition of an Igorot pipe. The painting is now displayed on the very desk Renato Constantino[READ]
Welcome Remarks by Renato Redentor Constantino, Managing Director of the Constantino Foundation
(Delivered at the Opening of Pasts Revisited 11 June 2026 | Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza, Makati City) Happy Pride Month, everyone! I want to start by saying it's not enough to just say love[READ]
A Usable Love by Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo
(Remarks by Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo during the opening of the exhibit on “Pasts Revisited,” Yuchengco Museum, 11 June 2026) The writings of Renato and Letizia Constantino embody their partisanship, their passion for justice and[READ]
Message from the Curator By Ninel Constantino
In design, perhaps the most difficult pursuit is honesty—honesty in the use of line, shape, and color; honesty in the orchestration of balance, harmony, and movement; and, above all, honesty in service of the[READ]
National Artist Virgilio Almario Writes on the Constantinos’ Legacy of Activism
Mabuhay! Mula kay Virgilio Almario, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining: AKTIBISMONG NASYONALISTA, na unang lumabas sa pahayagang Filipino Ngayon, sa loob ng kanyang kolum na Sarì-Samot! AKTIBISMONG NASYONALISTA ni Virgilio Almario NITÓNG NAKARAANG HUWEBES, Hunyo[READ]
Karganilla on Constantino: Combatant, Journalist, Historian
We present today the Malaya column of UP Manila’s Prof. Bernard Karganilla, whose words one can see prominently on the wall of the Pasts Revisited exhibit at the Yuchengco Museum: “Renato Constantino was a[READ]
