Museong
Pambata
The
Museo Pambata is a children's interactive museum,
the first of its kind in the Philippines. It is
in a sense an alternative to the formal classroom
environment where learning resembles a one-way street
– the teacher imparts knowledge and the students
absorb it. In Museo Pambata, children can use their
total senses and learn various concepts at their
own pace. It excites the minds of the young, inspires
them to learn more, and most importantly revitalizes
what child learning should be – fun and exciting!
History
Opened
in 1994, Museo Pambata is the dream come true of
Nina Lim-Yuson, an early childhood educator and
mother of four, who once brought her young children
to the Boston Children’s Museum in America.
They had so much fun with the museum's hands-on
exhibits that she wished there was a similar place
back home where her kids - and the millions of Filipino
children - can learn and have fun at the same time.
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Philippine
Army Museum
This
is the repository of antique guns, cannons, tanks
and other World War II relics, including captured
items, ammunition, medals and weaponry used by the
New People's Army. As a special feature, the museum
displays a tunnel with several exits. The setting
of the museum is the headquarters of the Philippine
Army itself, Fort Bonifacio. Of particular interest
is the Museum's base relief by local artist Paul
A. R. Quia which depicts the army's history from
the Commonwealth days to the present. There is also
a library on the premises.