PH Consul General to Toronto Visits the PH Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum

Officials of the Royal Ontario Museum welcome Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro and Deputy Consul General Edna May Grecia-Lazaro.  From left: Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships of the Directors Office Associate Vice President Dr. Sascha Priewe, Collections and Research Deputy Director Dr. Mark D. Engstrom, Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro, and Senior Curator for African Arts and Cultures and Deputy Head of the Department of Art and Culture Dr. Sylvia Forni. (Toronto PCG photo)

TORONTO 18 February 2020 — Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro and Deputy Consul General Edna May Grecia-Lazaro visited the Philippine collection of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on 12 February 2020.

The officials from the Philippine Consulate General were welcomed by officials of the ROM, Deputy Director for Collections and Research Dr. Mark D. Engstrom, Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships of the Directors Office Dr. Sascha Priewe, and Senior Curator for African Arts and Cultures and Deputy Head of the Department of Art and Culture Dr. Sylvia Forni.

Drs. Priewe and Forni gave Consul General Castro a tour of the Philippine collection.  Meanwhile, Consul General Castro discussed the various ways by which the Philippine collection can be enhanced and augmented. They also explored possible projects and collaborations.  Another meeting will be scheduled in the coming months to further discuss areas of future cooperation between the ROM and the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto.

Founded in 1914, ROM showcases art, culture, and nature from around the world and across the ages. Among the top ten cultural institutions in North America, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum is home to a world-class collection of 13 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. END

From left: Deputy Consul General Edna May Grecia-Lazaro, Deputy Director for Collections and Research Dr. Mark D. Engstrom, Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro, and Senior Curator for African Arts and Cultures and Deputy Head of the Department of Art and Culture Dr. Sylvia Forni. (Toronto PCG photo)

Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro visits the Philippine collection at the Royal Ontario Museum with Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships of the Directors Office Dr. Sascha Priewe and Senior Curator for African Arts and Cultures and Deputy Head of the Department of Art and Culture Dr. Sylvia Forni. (Toronto PCG photo)

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