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The National Cultural Treasure is defined as a cultural property that is a unique object found locally, possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is significant and important to the country and nation.
The University of Santo Tomas, being the oldest existing Catholic university in the Far East, is home to five National Cultural Treasures of the Philippines. Four of these treasures are structures, while one is a document.
Credit: National Museum of the Philippines
Main Building (2010, by the National Museum)
Arch of the Centuries (2010, by the National Museum)
Central Seminary (2010, by the National Museum)
Grandstand and Open Spaces (2010, by the National Museum)
The Baybayin Documents (2015, by the National Library)
Auditoria, Recital Halls, and Performing Arts Stages
Art Studios and Gallery
Apart from lecture rooms, the College of Architecture and the College of Fine Arts and Design have art studios where students practice their craft.
At the ground floor of the Beato Angelico Building is the Beato Angelico Gallery, where the latest exhibitions of the College of Fine Arts and Design are showcased.
Broadcast Media Studios
The University has an in-house broadcasting arm, the Tiger Media Network, in which student volunteers from all disciplines can be trained in radio and television broadcasting, as well as online broadcasts. The facilities for use include a Television Studio, a News Room, and a Radio Booth.
UST Museum
Archivo de la Universidad de Santo Tomas
Antonio Vivencio Heritage Library
Francisco Sionil Jose
National Artist for Literature (2001)
Bienvenido Lumbrera
National Artist for Literature (2006)
Nicomedes “Nick” Joaquin
National Artist for Literature (1976)
Cirilo Bautista
National Artist for Literature (2016)
Juan Nakpil
National Artist for Architecture (1973)
Leandro Locsin
National Artist for Architecture (1990)
Ildefonso Santos, Jr.
National Artist for Architecture (2006)
Jose Maria Zaragoza
National Artist for Architecture (2016)
Francisco Mañosa
National Artist for Architecture (2019)
Arturo Luz
National Artist for Visual Arts
Elizalde Navarro
National Artist for Visual Arts
Victorio Edades
National Artist for Visual Arts
Ang Kiukok
National Artist for Visual Arts
Ernani Cuenco
National Artist for Music
Antonio Buenaventura
National Artist for Music
Gerardo de Leon
National Artist for Film
Daisy Avellana
National Artist for Theater
Rolando Tinio
National Artist for Theater and Literature
The University offers academic programs that promote culture and the arts, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In 2016, with the national rollout of the K-12 curriculum and the establishment of the Senior High School, the University pioneered the Music, Arts, and Design strand.
College of Architecture
College of Fine Arts and Design
Faculty of Arts and Letters
Conservatory of Music
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Senior High School
Among the University’s efforts for arts, culture, and heritage are research undertakings funded either by UST or external partners. Two units within the University, namely the Research Center for Culture, Arts, and the Humanities and the Center for the Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics, are lead agencies in these efforts.