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According to an article from Primer, the story of Ayala started in 1834 when he created a distillery with his partner entrepreneur Domingo Roxas, an agribusiness company that grew and became popular when they started exporting products to Europe. Many years later, Ayala became engaged in banking and real estate and acquired more properties in BPO, power and transport infrastructure, Globe telecommunication, and water distribution through Manila Water, in which then the family's wealth continues to grow and contributes to the country’s economy. Moreover, Ayala Foundation was part of the Ayalas project committed to community development, and Ayala Museum was established in 1967 to promote art and culture in our country. It was then Ayala become an art patron that supports artists and donate numerous artworks that he has acquired from his wealth. Today, it boasts one of the best collections of Philippine art pioneers as well as one of the most extensive collections of books and other ...

  This visual map demonstrates how a person acquire, use and reproduce cultural capital. A person acquires cultural capital from his or her education and from the family where he or she belongs. Over time, she adapts to the culture of her family and gains knowledge from her school and this becomes the embodied cultural capital that exists within her. Everyone utilizes cultural capital and we use them to interact within the society. She will take advantage of this embodied cultural capital to socialize and create a network with other people in society for her social, personal, and economic growth such as earning a degree and for entering a high-paying job. Finally, cultural capital is reproduced if it is passed on from one generation to another.

Contemporary Arts in the Philippines Philippine contemporary arts contribute to today’s growth and development of arts. In contemporary art, artists express their views regarding politics and the culture around them. From the year 1990s to the early 2000s, many institutions were established to preserve and disseminate various art forms, along with this many art spaces were also founded through the collaboration of many artists, it exhibits various artwork to open its doors to the public. This leads to a more appreciation of art, as people crave for the hidden meaning of contemporary art that represents society and culture. Accessibility and Preservation of Art in the Philippines By The Good News Pilipinas Team The art murals along the Legazpi Underpass in Ayala, Makati City made by local Filipino artists represent the diversity and dynamism of Makati. It tells the story of how nature and humans can harmoniously thrive together. This is part of Makati’s revitalization program by making...