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MANILA, Philippines – While it is very important to maximize our children’s intellectual capacities through sound education, parents must also not forget to nurture the growth of their children’s potentials in the various arts.
It is fortunate that the country has Museo Pambata, the first hands-on discovery museum for children in the Philippines.
The museum was recently listed by Creatubbles.com as one of 20 places in the world that cultivate children’s creativity. Creatubbles is an online platform which enables children, teachers, and parents to share their and their children’s or students’ visual creations.
Since it opened to the public in 1994, the Museo Pambata constantly seeks to promote Filipino art and culture through its educational activities like shadow plays, cultural dance shows, art and craft workshops, and many more.
Its various outreach programs, including the Pasyal Museo subsidized trips for indigent children and the Mobile Library which brings books and storytellers to underprivileged communities, aim to uplift the welfare of less privileged Filipinos.
This is the second time that Museo Pambata has received international recognition.
In March 2012, in Bologna, Italy, Museo Pambata was shortlisted and given a Special Commendation in the First International Children’s Museum Award by Hands On! International and the European Museum Academy “for inspiring the creation of children’s museums in the Philippines and in Asia.”
Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc is a non-stock, non-profit, and non-government institution which runs the Museo Pambata. It was founded in 1993 by Estefania Aldaba-Lim and Nina Lim-Yuson.
The museum is housed in a national historical landmark, the former Elks Club building, owned by the City of Manila. Through Council Resolutions, the children’s museum was allowed to adaptively reuse the building, bringing 5.2 million children to its themed rooms and educational programs.
Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc is a non-stock, non-profit, and non-government institution which runs the Museo Pambata. It was founded in 1993 by Estefania Aldaba-Lim and Nina Lim-Yuson.
The Museo Pambata is located along Roxas Boulevard in Manila and is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9 am to 5pm, and on Sundays from 1 to 5 pm. For more information, please visit www.museopambata.org. – Rappler.com
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