QUEZON CITY, May 2 (PIA--In celebration of the National Heritage Month, the Museo ng Muntinlupa will host a series of activities to promote Muntinlupa City’s heritage and culture.
Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi invites the public to visit Museo ng Muntinlupa and experience the city’s history, story, and culture.
“To neglect history, heritage, and cultural preservation is to slow down a nation’s progress. Our failure to put arts and culture as one of our priorities hampers collective and personal development,” Fresnedi said.
“That’s why in Muntinlupa City, we want our community to be proud of our history including the trials and tribulations so that our people will be well-rounded and forward-thinking,” the mayor added
According to the Tourism, Culture and Arts Department, homegrown talents such as Muntinlupa Yaman ng Kalinangan Dance Company and Himig Muntinlupa will be featured every Friday during the month of May.
The Muntinlupa City Public Library will also install a pop-up library inside the museum to showcase heritage books while the public is also encouraged to donate books in the reading space installation.
Storytelling activities also await kids and “kids-at-heart” on May 3, 10, 17 and 24.
On May 4, authors of “Sketchy People in Transit” will offer a free workshop Urban Sketch walk.The event, to be conducted at the Interactive Gallery of the museum, is open to 16 years old and above.
Participants are encouraged to donate at least 2 books each (published from 2013 to the present, no textbooks).
Meanwhile, on May 11 and 25, there will be a film viewing activity dubbed as “Director’s Cut” and will feature Filipino films that will be shown in the museum’s state-of-the-art theater located at the fifth floor.
The celebration will culminate with the conduct of Baybayin workshop on May 31.
To add a festive vive during the National Heritage Month celebration, food stalls will be put up outside the museum.
Museo ng Muntinlupa is a five-storey building inspired by a salakab, a traditional fishing trap used by Muntinlupa fishermen in the shores of Laguna de Bay. It is the first city museum of its kind infusing history, interactivity and communal spaces.
The museum is complete with interactive galleries for kids and kids-at-heart; a research center and meeting spaces; and a state-of-the-art 200-seater theater.
It is located at Centennial Avenue, Brgy. Tunasan and open to the public Wednesdays to Sundays, 10:00am-4:00pm.
This summer, admission is free. For more information and booking inquiries you may email info@museongmuntinlupa.com. (PIA InfoComm/PIO Muntinlupa)
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