WTA Labs visits Bahay Modernismo
Updated: Sep 15
The Quezon City Tourism Department's Tourism Planning Division invited WTA Labs as guests to the recent Curator’s Tour: A Lecture and Tour by Ar. Gerard Lico held at Bahay Modernismo in Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City. The event offered participants an immersive walkthrough of the heritage museum, which explores the post-war history and Filipino domestic life of Quezon City through the narrative lens of architectural modernism.
Curated by architect and heritage conservationist Gerard Lico, WTA Labs joined fellow guests, media practitioners, and cultural advocates as they followed Curator Lico in unpacking the historical and cultural stories embedded within the museum’s recreated mid-20th century interiors, furnishings, style, and urban context.
Bahay Modernismo, constructed using fragments from the former Aquino family residence on Times Street, Quezon City, is a split-level bungalow that serves as a heritage museum reflecting the optimism, suburban growth, and evolving lifestyles of the Philippines from the late 1940s to the 1970s.
The visit also opened opportunities for dialogue on the role of digital mapping, research, and spatial storytelling in documenting and communicating Philippine cultural landscapes.
The Curator’s Tour celebrated Bahay Modernismo’s first Anniversary and formed part of the Quezon City Government’s continuing efforts to promote public engagement with the city’s architectural and cultural heritage through accessible and educational programming. This is also part of our nation’s National Heritage Month, a yearly effort to remember and propagate our country's rich history and culture.
