Focus on this artwork and explain the History.
Filipino Struggles Through History was a commissioned for the Manila City Government in 1964 during the mayoral tenure of Antonio Villegas. and was installed at the Bulwagang Katipunan (later renamed Bulwagang Gat Antonio Villegas) of the Manila City Hall in 1968. On April 8, 1996, the artwork was declared a National Cultural Treasure by then National Museum director Gabriel S. Casal.The artwork sustained damages caused by plumbing issues at the Manila City Hall. Then-Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim requested for the artwork to be restored with assistance from the National Museum and funding from the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority. The artwork was removed in 2013 for restoration work which was finished in 2015 and was transferred inside the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila for public exhibition in February 2018. In 2017, then-Mayor Joseph Estrada decided to allow the National Museum to keep custody of the artwork in return of the museum organization providing a replica of the artwork.In 2019, following the inauguration of Isko Moreno as Mayor of Manila, former mayor Lito Atienza urged for the return of the artwork to the Manila City Hall. In its original place, the artwork was replaced by a tarpaulin replica.
Alfredo Lim National Museum of Fine Arts Mayor of Manila Lito Atienza restored Antonio Villegas Manila City Hall Joseph Estrada Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority National Museum National Cultural Treasure Katipunan Isko Moreno Manila