National Museum Celebrates Spoliarium's 140th Anniversary With Beep Cards
Here's where you can get them.
(SPOT.ph) Beep cards are a staple for every commuter. It’s a quick and easy way to pay for public transportation without having to fish out cash from your wallet—but it’s also not so exciting to use given its standard blue look. Fortunately, beep cards now come in many designs, the latest of which is causing excitement on social media.
The National Museum of the Philippines has launched a special limited-edition beep card featuring Juan Luna’s renowned masterpiece "Spoliarium.” This release marks the 140th anniversary of the painting's gold medal victory at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain in 1884.
The beep card is priced at P500 with no load included. That's 16 times more expensive compared to buying it at train stations at P30 only—that is, if they have supply of the cards.
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Where to buy Spoliarium beep card
According to the National Museum Employees’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative (NMEMPC), the beep card can be purchased at the pop-up store in Osmeña Hall on the second floor of the National Museum of Fine Arts, where the painting is currently displayed. It is exclusively available at the museum to encourage more visitors to come face to face with the "Spoliarium" itself and see other important Filipino artworks.
The pop-up store will operate for a month until June 21, but know that the museum is open only from Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Take note that the beep card will only be available until supplies last.
The NMEMPC said over 540 beep cards were sold on the pop-up's first day alone.
Beep cards can be used in the LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3, P2P buses, public utility vehicles, Cebu ferries, and select convenience stores and partner merchants.
Other Spoliarium merchandise at the National Museum
In addition to the beep card, the NMEMPC shop also offers a range of other products such as keychains, button pins, refrigerator magnets, tote bags, t-shirts, watches, and even ukuleles inspired by the "Spoliarium."
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