el toro bumingo 2: Museum

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Basura Garden, Balete, Aklan

When I travel I usually do it via jeepney. I go to a new place. Look for the main Catholic church, the municipal/city hall, the market (if it’s nearby), Rizal’s monument and ancestral or old houses. These 5 elements usually is found in the town center (Poblacion if the town is Spanish-era).

When I was in Kalibo, Aklan I saw that there’s a jeepney ride to a town called Balete, Aklan. It’s a new town for me so I visited it. The main church is besides the town hall and Rizal’s monument. The market is located elsewhere and there’s not much old houses in the area.

If I have time, after visiting these 5 elements, I check Google Maps to see a tourist attraction nearby. I saw Basura Garden and it’s walking distance from the plaza. I visited it and to my surprised, it’s a museum and school rolled into one. The artist recycled some materials which you can find in a file of trash or basura and converted it to works of art. When you’re in Kalibo, this place should be on your checklist.

Basura Garden is affiliated with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA) and is a school for living tradition.

BASURA GARDEN – The name of this place is derived from the owner’s collection of artifacts, antiques, including recyclable garbage materials from the native Baleten-on folks. Among those that were transformed into works of arts the observer would gape at are a broken shoe that was subsequently turned into a beautiful flower vase, an ordinary stone framed to portray realities which many oftentimes ignore. The artworks are setup inside the private garden purposely to create a haven of inspiration for the owner’s family, to evoke their innate creative nature or talent. Hence, friends and guests who enter the place likewise get inspiration, announcing to the outside world there is a small haven of art that exists in this town of Balete, for all to see. Source

Souvenir items you can buy at Basura Garden

A Christmas tree made of recycle materials

An old poso

Baeay Baleten-on: Enhanced school of living tradition

Old clocks

Several trophies and certificates of the artist

Old newspaper clippings

A chest x-ray

The artist and owner of Basura Garden in Balete, Aklan

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Monday, October 12, 2020

Cagayan Museum (1973), Tuguegarao City

During our short vacation to Cagayan last February 4-6, 2020 we had the chance to visit the Cagayan Museum located along Aguinaldo Street in Tuguegarao City in front of the Rizal Park. It was previously located at the provincial capitol complex (5 kilometers from the town proper).

The Cagayan Provincial Museum and Historical Research Center was conceived by the Provincial Board in 1971 and became operational on its inauguration on August 15, 1973 during the traditional Aggao na Cagayan. It is a general museum that houses an extensive collection of artifacts, antiques, ethnography, trade wares, heirloom pieces and liturgical works of the province and fossils of animals that once roamed the valley. The museum houses extensive data on the discovery of Callao Man by the National Museum of the Philippines. Source

When you’re in Tuguegarao, it’s definitely a must-have to visit the Cagayan Museum. Here are some of the pictures I took that showcase the rich collection of artifacts of the museum:

The logos of the Province of Cagayan and the Cagayan Museum

Here are the churches in Cagayan Province that you could visit

A table that I’m guessing belong to Gov. J. Carag

An old church bell with the inscription Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Año 1895

Inhabitants of Cagayan in the past

Traditional spear and shield

Cagayan fossils from The Great Ice Age

Ubag Homo Luzonensis

Jar Burial Tradition

Numerous old potteries and jars

Bark cloth

The appafulu bark beater. Ancient Cagayan textile art

The Cagayan Museum houses prehistoric artifacts from the Neolithic Age

A replica of the Homo Erectus skull

Stone tools from the Paleolithic Age

Information about the Callao limestone formation

Some really old structures in Cagayan

Some of the old churches in Cagayan

The Tuguegarao Church

Traditional clothing in Cagayan

Ancient farming equipment

Traditional clothing in Cagayan in the past

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Museo it Akean (Aklan Museum) in Kalibo

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).