The Museo it Akean (Aklan Museum) is located along Martelino Street in Barangay Poblacion (downtown Kalibo). It is housed in an old building with the year 1882 on its façade / doorway. I love going to museum and when a city or province has an extensive collection, you’ll know how it’s local value their history and culture.
As you enter the two-story museum, you’ll see these words (with translation to the local dialect):
“The Museum of Aklan is a credible “story teller” about Aklan and her people, their cultural and historical heritage, their economic and social achievements. It becomes a challenge to her leaders and her people to dream and aspire for greatness as their forefathers did”.
Museo it Akean features the Aklan culture and history. It has focus on the Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival, as well as its famous people like Godofredo P Ramos (father of Aklan), Archbishop Gabriel M Reyes, and Anita Victoria Ramos-Antonino, location of paintings, santos (figurines of saints), church leaders and religious books, traditional clothing, old furniture, cooking and ironing equipment, sewing machines, among others.
If ever you’ll visit Kalibo, make sure you’ll drop by the Museo it Akean (Aklan Museum).
The Code of Kalantiaw, whose authenticity is questioned
The famous festival of Kalibo – the Sto Niño Ati-Atihan Festival
Early fishing and planting equipment
Prehistoric jars
Ati-Atihan costume
Typical Filipino clothing of the past
Photo exhibit of life in Kalibo
Painting of an Ati-Atihan participant / dancer
Godofredo P. Ramos – Father of Aklan
A magnificent painting of baptism during the early days of Christianity
Old santos or religious statues with the image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Memorabilia of Archbishop Gabriel M. Reyes
Second floor of the Aklan Museum
Dolls wearing traditional Filipina cloths of the past
Piña weaving explainer
An old sewing machine
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