Experience

The Art of Gathering

The Art of Gathering is a Souló cultural salon within the Art, Appetite & Afterthoughts Edition. An evening shaped around contemporary art, a shared table and the conversations that emerged between them.

The gathering began at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The M), where guests explored selected exhibitions through guided interpretation and open-ended prompts. Rather than simply observing, they were invited to consider what drew their attention, challenged their assumptions and shifted the way they saw the world.

The evening continued at Got Soul MNL with an intimate chef’s table. Conversation unfolded between courses, moving through creativity, belonging, purpose, place, culture and community. A closing round of afterthoughts gave guests room to name what surprised them, what stayed with them and what they might carry forward.

This was four unhurried hours designed to make space for looking closely, listening well and going deeper than the usual introductions.

The question at the centre of the evening:

How does art shape the way we see ourselves, our communities and our future?

Experience details:

Souló Moment
Art, Appetite & Afterthoughts Edition
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Four hours
Up to 12 guests

Cultural partner: Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The M)
Culinary partner: Got Soul MNL

This experience has now passed, but it remains here as part of the With Meraki Travel Collection.

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The Art of Gathering is a Souló cultural salon within the Art, Appetite & Afterthoughts Edition. An evening shaped around contemporary art, a shared table and the conversations that emerged between them.

The gathering began at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The M), where guests explored selected exhibitions through guided interpretation and open-ended prompts. Rather than simply observing, they were invited to consider what drew their attention, challenged their assumptions and shifted the way they saw the world.

The evening continued at Got Soul MNL with an intimate chef’s table. Conversation unfolded between courses, moving through creativity, belonging, purpose, place, culture and community. A closing round of afterthoughts gave guests room to name what surprised them, what stayed with them and what they might carry forward.

This was four unhurried hours designed to make space for looking closely, listening well and going deeper than the usual introductions.

The question at the centre of the evening:

How does art shape the way we see ourselves, our communities and our future?

Experience details:

Souló Moment
Art, Appetite & Afterthoughts Edition
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Four hours
Up to 12 guests

Cultural partner: Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The M)
Culinary partner: Got Soul MNL

This experience has now passed, but it remains here as part of the With Meraki Travel Collection.

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Impact Passport

Regenerative by design. Community-based in practice.

Every journey carries a living record of how local value, cultural care, environmental choices and guest responsibility were considered.

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Local value

We record who helps shape the journey, what is sourced locally and how the experience supports local livelihoods.

02

Cultural care

Representation, permissions and guest guidance are shaped with the people whose knowledge and culture are present.

03

Environmental choices

We document practical decisions around transport, materials, food, water, waste and biodiversity.

04

Stays and suppliers

Where accommodation is included, we record how the stay and key suppliers were screened and what remains to improve.

Our design framework is informed by the GSTC Tour Operator and Hotel Standards. The Impact Passport is a transparent design and reporting tool; it is not a claim of GSTC certification.

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