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The sala leads to a smaller room, a library, where a vast collection of books, albums, and souvenir items are kept. The bookshelves contain
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Since it was built in the 1930s, the period when Art Deco and Art
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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.
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One of the cupboards display the toys Hofileña amassed throughout his travels. What Hofileña claimed as the world's smallest dolls are kept behind the glass-paneled cabinet doors. He also has some sought-after tektite stones as one of his collections.
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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
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