Museo
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.
