Looking Back

‘Cabinets of Curiosities’

The modern museum traces its origins to the “kunstkammer” literally an “art room” that stored…

Filipiniana in the Netherlands

The Hague—While the Philippines and the Netherlands are a year short of celebrating the 75th…

Complicated history

Last Wednesday, I began a two-part column on Jose Rizal in Belgium. This is a…

Rizal in Belgium

Brussels—It only dawned on me as I got off the plane from Manila that this…

Present past

Who would have thought that our generation would survive a pandemic? Who would have even…

Fruit in art

Morning walks in a gated community can be boring once you have passed through all…

Looking back on the 20th century

Although my area of specialization is the late 19th-century Philippines, particularly the heroes who figure…

Readings on the Philippine revolution

College-level Philippine history is now taught using primary sources in a course called “Readings in…

Details in history

History is rooted in a story or narrative. It should have a beginning, middle, and…

Edsa’s shining moment

Much of what appears in my social media feeds, either for or against the events…