#Ulog 21 - Visiting our Mangaldan Museum and Heritage Center | its really important to know history of our own land

They gave me a simple brochure that contains some information about Mangaldan and what's inside the Museum.. these are the following contents:

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VISION AND MISSION

VISION

To be the leading and a model community museum and heritage center in Pangasinan.

MISSION

to cultivate an understanding of and respect for the identity and culture of Mangaldan as an Integral part of the evolving Pangasinan/Filipino culture.

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Specifically, the museum shall:

Involve the local government, community, and civic organizations for the appreciation, protection, maintenance and further development of Mangaldan cultural heritage.

act as custodian or caretaker of resources and materials to serve the transmission of Mangaldan local history and culture from one generation to the next.

make the museum collections accessible to the wider community, both local and international, for research and educational purposes.

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OBJECTIVES

1. To collect, maintain and preserve collections of Mangaldan historical objects, archival documents and material culture;

2. To provide links with external communities by involving itself in coordination or collaboration with other museums, schools, or agencies. The museum can help in strengthening community relations.

3. To provide access to researches and the general public.

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Features

Exhibitions:

"Tawir Na Mangaldan"

Revisiting History

Conserving Heritage

An exhibition of Mangaldan history and icons.

"Tawir Na Mangaldan"

An heritage art exhibit by contemporary visual artists of Mangaldan.

Projects:

"Cultural Mapping Project" with the National Commision on Culture and the Art (NCAA) Center for Pangasinan Studies (CPS) and LGU-Mangaldan identifies and maps the historical and cultural heritage of Mangaldan.

Special Events

Performance Arts;

Concerts;

ARTalks;

Art Workshops;

Cultural Presentations;

..and other supplemental activities to the exhibitions.

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Here are shots I took when I visited the museum..

As I enter the museum I saw this statue and it is labeled "Al Pueblo De Mangaldan".

These bracelets are made of paper and beads and are quite popular before I guess..

All kinds of long knives or jungle bolo in various shapes and sizes.

These pots, I think, they use these before for cooking, it is very different from our kitchen tools today since we use a lot that are electricity-powered.

These are the 'lights' before, just some gas and fire, you're good to go! I really like how lamps work before, I don't know about the other two things here in the photo.

It is very hard before, if your chores are hard today, imagine what hardship the people before experienced.. This is the "flat iron", by how it looks, you can tell that it is really heavy, this iron works by putting live coals inside it, that makes it very warm.

These are baskets that are made by Pangasinenses as one of their source of income, and its still used by the people of Mangaldan.

These are the old buildings of Mangaldan Municipality, school buildings, Church and other government buildings.

This old map still exist here at the museum, we have a new map since many establishment are now added into it.

And these are the history of great people who became Mayors and well served Mangaldan's people.

These are the old music and folk dances a long time ago, sad to say that its only a memory now cause by modern song and modern dancing.

Lastly, these are all the "positive words" that you needed to impose to become a better person of Mangaldan Pangasinan!

MMHC is an ideal place to go to, not only for those who are interested with the history of Mangaldan.. but also to those who are fond of history generally, and also the arts of the past. Going to museums like this will add up a lot in your knowledge, you'll never know when you can use these sets of ideas but for the meantime, learning is fun and entertaining. Aside from that, you can have thoughts about how people lived before -- from everyday materials to their designs; their surroundings or environment.. and all their experience from the early times.

Thank you all! Please do like this post if you found it interesting. Enjoy and have a good day!

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