A Walk to Negros Museum

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THE NEGROS MUSEUM

The Negros Museum is a local, neoclassical museum located in Capitol Central, Bacolod City. The structure was built in 1925 designed by Juan Arellano as the Provincial Agriculture Building. It was opened March 16, 1996 and was renovated in 2003. The Negros Cultural Foundation is currently managing the Negros Museum.

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Exhibits

Museums commonly showcases archaeological relics.

Or most often artworks such as paintings...



and cultural items.

However, the Negros Museum presents the Negrense lifestyle and society.

It holds old fixtures and lent items from familial houses.



And also display art exhibits from local and/or foreign artists.

A Charles Lahti Art Exhibit

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The Toy Gallery

This is the section of the museum where cameras are not allowed. Mara Montelibano, a US-based, Negrense traveller donated the three thousand (3,000) piece collection of folk art & toys housed in the JGM Gallery of International Folk Art & Toys. She dedicated this gallery to her father, the late Jose Garcia Montelibano.

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This gallery features toys and dolls collected from over 60 countries like the Philippines, Africa, China, Egypt, Morocco, Republic of Georgia, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe. The collection merely shows the diversity of culture and games, internationally.

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Message to the ReaderHello Steemians! I hope you could visit the Philippines in the near future. If you, in any way, be in Negros Occidental, try visiting the Negros Museum. I uploaded minimal pictures as possible so you could still enjoy the museum. I highly recommend the Toy Gallery! It will be an awesome experience! Just try not to stare at dolls, too much. Upvote this post and follow me @krizia.
P.S. The museum also have a cafe. I didn't include it because I wasn't able to dine there. It was closed when I visited.

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