Jose R. Gullas Halad Museum
JRG Halad Museum is a musically-themed museum in Cebu City, Philippines that pays homage to the musical heritage of Cebu. Location Located along V. Gullas St. (former Manalili) and D. Jakosalem St. Cebu City, the old building of The Freeman Newspaper has been converted to a museum which houses Cebuano and Visayan musical treasures and memorabilia. History Founded by Jose "Dodong" R. Gullas, the Halad Museum was inaugurated on January 12, 2010 and opened to the public on February 2, 2010. With the founder's support, reviving works of long forgotten composers was achieved via concerts of an award-winning university-based choir, the UV Chorale of which the first of the Halad concerts came about in 2007 wherein a group of composers were honored posthumously including Ben Zubiri, composer of Matud Nila, and Vicente Rubi, composer of Kasadya Ning Taknaa. This started the donations of family members of the honorees for the three Halad concerts (in 2007, 2008 and 2010) from lyric sheets to instruments, prompting the idea of a repository—a museum. Eventually, the founder was inspired to actively acquire other musical memorabilia, not just to keep the memory of the honorees alive, but also hopefully, to educate youngsters on how rich