Date Idea: Visit Ateneo Art Gallery for Free All Weekends of October
Spend an artsy weekend in Quezon City this month.
Published on Oct 13, 2026
(SPOT.ph) ICYMI, October is Museums and Galleries Month. Whether you’re a regular museum-goer or recently got interested in gallery-hopping, this month has a lot in store for you. If you still have some museums on your bucket list, now is a great time to finally plan your visit—many of them for free.
Ateneo Art Gallery, for example, offers free admission all weekend in October. Sounds like the perfect time to make that museum date happen? Here are the details to take note of for your visit.
Everything you need to know about free admission to Ateneo Art Gallery
In celebration of the Museums and Galleries Month, all guests to the Ateneo Art Gallery will enjoy free admission every Friday and Saturday of October 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
There will also be a Special Sunday Schedule, where the gallery will be open and will offer free admission on October 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and October 25, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
If you haven’t been to Ateneo Art Gallery or haven’t checked out its exhibits in a while, the free admission should give you another reason to plan your visit.
Curious about what’s on at the Ateneo Art Gallery? Apart from the regular exhibits, other special installations, talks, and activities to check out during your visit include:
Dekada ng Sama-samang Pag-alala: Isang Eksibisyon ng mga Likhang Sining
October 15 to 29
4F George SK Ty Innovation Wing, Arete, Ateneo de Manila University
La Bandera (The Flag): A Participatory Art Project
October 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ben Chan ArtSuite
2F Ateneo Art Gallery
Soledad V Pangilinan Arts Wing
Arete, Ateneo de Manila University
Conversation on Sustaining Artist-Run Initiatives and Communities of Care
October 18, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Ben Chan ArtSuite
2F Ateneo Art Gallery
Soledad V Pangilinan Arts Wing
Arete, Ateneo de Manila University
For more information and updates, visit Ateneo Art Gallery’s Facebook page.
Also read:
10 Cool Art Galleries to Visit in Quezon City
Meet the 10 New National Artists of the Philippines
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