MCAD (The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design), Malate

MCAD (The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design) is housed within the architecture of the College of Saint Benilde’s School of Design and Art (SDA), designed by local architect Ed Calma located in the municipality of Manila.

MCAD’s programmes are molded in line with an art school’s courses:  film, fashion design, animation, multi-media, photography, architecture, as well as music production. In step with this, MCAD produces outstanding exhibitions with world-wide standards by collaborating with professional artists and curators, both local and international. 

The museum provides the experience and exposure to contemporary art works, usually only found outside the country.  Its contemporary art exhibitions, projects, as well as other cultural and art-inspired undertakings showcase the possibilities of technology and new media through its internationally-designed programme of contemporary art exhibitions enhanced by an ever-widening educational platform.