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Finding patterns

There is meaning in every shot - a feeling expressed, a memory remembered, a showcase of beauty, a moment captured in time. Find the patterns amidst the chaos; find meaning in the mundane.

I'm an 'audiovisual' person - I learn and work best when there is sound and imagery involved. I believe the same for education: effective photographs, designs, and exhibition displays not only grab attention to a message but also invoke an eagerness to learn and engage.

Sample Photographs

Sample Designs

Artist's Talk by Mr. Raul Isidro

Video featurette for Museums and Galleries Month

Edited by Ma. Yohana R. Frias
Camera work by MYR Frias and EMG Reyes
(c) National Museum of the Philippines

Sample Videos

Make Your Own Parol at Home

Video featurette for Christmas season

Edited by Ma. Yohana R. Frias
Camera work by MYR Frias and EMG Reyes
(c) National Museum of the Philippines

Textiles Exhibition Teaser

Teaser video featuring our installation of the Artistry of Philippine textiles exhibition in the Cordilleras.

Edited by Ma. Yohana R. Frias
Camera work by MYR Frias and EMG Reyes
(c) National Museum of the Philippines

Featured Articles

ITP • 20th May 2022

#IMD2022 The Power of Museums: Immortalizing Memory (Yohana Frias, Philippines, 2018)

The British Museum ITP blog entry by Yohana Frias (ITP 2018, Philippines) in celebration of International Museum Day 2022 with the theme: The Power of Museums.

The International Training Programme • 30th July 2018

The Human Connection: Norfolk Museums Service UK Partner Placement

The British Museum ITP blog entry by Yohana Frias (ITP 2018, Philippines) Some objects they display may seem ordinary, but to me it meant that they place importance on even the smallest of things – that the rarest of objects is not always the most significant, but those that tell stories of people in relation to their personal experiences at work, home, and in their community life.

INQUIRER.net • 7th January 2018

National Museum explores Black Nazarene mystique

News feature of an exhibition I worked on. Written by Krixia Subingsubing, Inquirer reporter “It is their intensity, their motivation and internal desires, that make the traslacion an important event in the country,” said Ma. Yohana Frias, head of the research team behind the first exhibit mounted by the National Museum of Anthropology on the uniquely Filipino Catholic tradition.

The International Training Programme • 9th April 2019

Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Travelling Exhibition goes to Japan!

The British Museum ITP blog entry by Yohana Frias (ITP 2018, Philippines) In this exhibition, we featured textiles made of piña-seda fibers – piña, the Spanish term for pineapple; and seda for silk. It aims to create awareness and appreciation for the artistry of Philippine textiles and to reach a global audience including Filipinos overseas and international textile researchers and enthusiasts.

The NM Honor Roll: Yohana Rosales Frias Ms. Frias is participating in the a course on Sound and Image Collections...
Posted by National Museum of the Philippines on Thursday, July 6, 2017

The NM Honor Roll: Yohana Rosales Frias The National Museum proudly announces the selection of its Ethnology Museum...
Posted by National Museum of the Philippines on Saturday, June 30, 2018