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The '''Hofileña Ancestral House''' is the residence of
Until recently, Ramon Hofileña, one of the children and heirs, resided in this ancestral house and personally toured guests who visited his abode.
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The Hofileña Ancestral House has a historical marker installed by the [[National Historical Commission of the Philippines]] (NHCP) on April 6, 1993.<ref name=PhilTravelGuide>{{ cite web |url = http://www.markmaranga.com/hofilena-ancestral-house/ |title =Hofileña Ancestral House |last = Maranga|first = Mark Anthony| date = 29 September 2010 |website =Philippines Travel Guide| accessdate =6 December 2010 }}</ref>
In 1989, the [[BBC]] television series "Far Eastern Cookery" shot some of its scenes in the Hofileña Ancestral House when it featured Ilonggo delicacies. The house was also used as a setting by a Canadian movie company for
==Art and architecture==
Since it was built in the 1930s, the period when Art Deco and Art Nouveau flourished in the country, the Hofileña Ancestral House also reflects such styles. Most of its architectural details were influenced by other houses. Its roof is of classic steep and wide eaves, unlike the galvanized iron sheets that have been the popular roofing material in Manila.
Materials used were hardwood. The grand staircase, which came from Gilda Hofileña's ancestral house, is made of [[ironwood]], or "balayong", which is not susceptible to termites and impenetrable by nails. The [[balustrades]] were individually carved by carpenters.<ref name=DakbanwangSilay/>
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Hofileña's living room, or sala, displays old photos of every family member. On top of its 200-year-old German Steinweig piano stand the photos of the nine siblings, each one of them involved in the arts. There are Spanish chairs in this room and a hand-carved kamagong sofa.<ref name="PDI" />
The sala leads to a smaller room, a library, where a vast collection of books, albums, and souvenir items are kept. The bookshelves contain Filipiniana books, some of which were authored by Ramon Hofileña, and the world's first pocketbooks for World War II American soldiers. There were also religious images, such as the wooden image of
One of the cupboards display the toys Hofileña
[[File:Hofileña Ancestral House 09.JPG|thumb|Souvenir collection of Ramon Hofileña]]
The dining room, or comedor, features cabinets of antique pieces, such as Chinese porcelain wares and jars from the [[Ming dynasty]]. Some of them date back as far as 3,000 years ago, like the old Israeli oil juglet. The dining area is also where the first wood-printing in Negros happened.<ref name="Sunstar">{{cite web |url = http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/lifestyle/2012/05/05/ramon-hofilena-silay-s-icon-219855 |title = Ramon Hofileña: Silay’s Icon |last = Gazo|first = Betsy| work=[[Sun.Star]] Bacolod | publisher =Sun.Star Publishing, Inc.|date = 5 May 2012 | accessdate =13 September 2014 }}</ref> The machine has remained in this room where Mr. Hofileña often demonstrates the art of paper printing to guests.
The bedroom is adorned by a four-poster bed made of narra wood. The beddings are made of embroidery, typical of most Filipino households in the 20th century.
[[File:Smallest Doll In The World.jpeg|thumb|279x279px|World's smallest doll only at the Hofileña Ancestral House]]
Apart from its overall look, the house is also a repository of art finds collected by the owner-curator Ramon Hofileña and his family. The second floor is a gallery of over 1,000 art treasures, featuring the paintings and sketches of national artists [[Juan Luna]], [[Felix Hidalgo|Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo]], [[Fernando Amorsolo]], [[Ang Kiukok]], [[Vicente Manansala]],
==Theft==
On July 5, 2024, the museum announced the theft of a 1936 painting by [[Fernando Amorsolo]] titled ''Mango Harvesters'', which hung from the second floor of the house and previously belonged to Ramon Hofileña. The theft was believed to have occurred during the museum's operating hours on July 3.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 6, 2024 |title=Amorsolo’s ‘Mango Harvesters’ stolen from private museum in Negros Occidental |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/amorsolo-mango-harvesters-stolen-museum-silay-negros-occidental/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=[[Rappler]]}}</ref> Two suspects were believed to have taken the painting and smuggled it inside a bag.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villanueva |first1=Brooke |title=88-year-old Fernando Amorsolo painting stolen from Hofileña Museum|url= https://philstarlife.com/geeky/571963-fernando-amorsolo-painting-stolen-hofilena-museum?page=2|accessdate=July 6, 2024 |publisher= [[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 5, 2024}}</ref> The painting was recovered in [[Quezon City]] on July 12 by the [[National Bureau of Investigation (Philippines)|National Bureau of Investigation]], which arrested two people on suspicion of trying to sell the artwork for P3.5 million.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 12, 2024 |title=Amorsolo painting stolen from Negros Occidental museum recovered in Manila |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/amorsolo-painting-stolen-hofilena-museum-negros-occidental-recovered-manila/ |access-date=July 12, 2024 |work=[[Rappler]]}}</ref>
==References==
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