Eric Zerrudo: Iloilo’s pride at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Patadyong showcases “The Motherland and the Costumes of Amorsolo’s Womenfolk and The Patadyong in Contemporary Fashion”
Eric Zerrudo with Gina Espinosa.
For over two decades now, one of the key players espousing art and culture in the Metropolitan Museum of Manila is an Ilonggo, scion of one of Iloilo’s respected clans.
An achiever in the academe, he earned his Economics degree, Magna Cum Laude at the De La Salle University. He followed it with a Masteral in the University of the Philippines. He said that he found Economics “too simple; you just have to memorize the formulas.” By then, his underlying intent was to understand everything about the Philippines and its varied culture.
It was this desire for arts, culture and heritage that drove him to the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. Here he found tremendous joy and purpose that eventually got him to be entrusted of the responsibilities due to museum administrator.
Meet Eric Zerrudo. A true-blooded Ilonggo whose pursuit of culture and arts honed him to become Metropolitan Museum of Manila's Director. His strength then alongside his “batch’ was their lack of knowledge on how to actually ran a museum. A weakness really, turned into strength, for it enabled his group dubbed as “whiz kids” to work on innovations.
Too many challenges he shared with The News Today (TNT) in running the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. Yet none has thus far weakened his resolve to operate a museum par excellence.
“Important is that there is an academic story to what is exhibited, standards in form and design set and strictly adhered,” Zerrudo stressed.
Zerrudo was in town to personally grace Patadyong at the Museo Iloilo, a satellite exhibit of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.
Patadyong showcases “The Motherland and the Costumes of Amorsolo’s Womenfolk and The Patadyong in Contemporary Fashion.”
Zerrudo was all praises on what Museo Iloilo managed to put together in partnership with Designer’s Guild of Iloilo, Fashion Designer’s Council of Iloilo and Young Designers of Iloilo. Also a major partner is the University of the Philippines in the Visayas Center for West Visayan Studies.
Zerrudo took note of the details put into the pieces that included not only the craftsmanship but the artistry and the well-researched history here.
“I am so impressed,” Zerrudo said, all proud of his fellow Ilonggos’ hardwork.
Patadyong at the Museo Iloilo kicks off the 20 satellite exhibits of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, “bayanANInanding: The Motherland and the harvest of Maestro Amorsolo.”