In the present world where people are busy living in the present, Joe Clemente, a fashion designer and art enthusiast from Paombong Bulacan is busy collecting pieces from the past for the sake of the future generation.
Giving a warm welcome to Journalism majors of Bulacan State University, Clemente allowed the students to roam around the resort and museum, shoot photos, and eventually gave chance to everyone to throw a question or two about him and the place.
According to him, the then-ancestral place was converted into museum as he started to collect art pieces from well-known, award-winning artists in Bulacan. The 75-year old structure is now housing a thousand pieces of collections.
"Ang mga kahoy n'yan, original knick knacks from other ancestral houses, kaya ang kahoy n'yan mahogany, molave, narra, mga old wood. Kaya yung mga architects na pumupunta dito, alam na hindi s'ya nagagawa ng overnight. Alam na planned, yong materials," said Clemente.
Although Clemente admitted that demolition of old houses are currently existing, some are making money out of it, he already declined offers of buying the house due to his personal dreams for the place.
"I want this to be a repository of art and culture," he said.
He also said that unlike the modern times where people's aesthetics are constantly changing, art in the past are constant and timeless. Furthermore, he thinks that if every Bulakenyo will take a peek inside Ciudad Clemente, everyone will have something to be proud of.
Likewise, he also believes that people should always find time in looking back at the past and knowing his heritage.
"May kasabihan tayo na 'Ang di lumingon sa pinanggalingan, hindi makakarating sa paroroonan,' kaya mahalaga s'ya." he said.
The owner also disclosed about his plans of opening the museum for the public, that is after finishing the catalogs of the art pieces and arranging the place for convenience of the visitors. He's also envisioning the place to be the Visual Art Museum of Bulacan, the biggest in Central Luzon.
Clemente is also working on a book about his collection.
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