These museums found creative ways to thrive amid the pandemic
Museums are a fun learning place for students, history buffs, and art lovers. Over the course of the quarantine period, museums in the Philippines have had to cease operations, since people are not allowed to gather in one place.
How do these museums thrive amid the pandemic? / Source: @ayalamuseum and @museopambata (FB)
Even now that the quarantine restrictions have eased in most places in the country, some museums have opted to stay closed and think of other ways to generate income.
The Ayala Museum and The Museo Pambata have each developed their own unique way of producing income amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ayala Museum
The Ayala Museum recently announced the launch of their virtual field trip, which will provide online tours for Grade 4 to 6 students, facilitated by live tour guides.
Young students will now have a chance to explore different places in the Philippines and understand their significance in history without having to leave the safety of their homes.
For inquiries and bookings for the virtual field trip, you may visit the link on their Facebook post.
The Ayala Museum's Virtual Field Trip / Source: @ayalamuseum (FB)
The Museo Pambata
The Museo Pambata has initiated a creative fundraising effort called “Safe at Home, save our Home,” where people can donate Php5,000, and in return, they get a commissioned 7” X 7” pen and watercolor sketch of what they consider as their home during the pandemic.
They can send a photo of their workplace or their favorite spot in their homes, or wherever else they sought refuge during the lockdown.
The Museo Pambata chair and founder Nina Lim Yuson, known for her lovely travel sketches, will be doing the sketches in exchange for the monetary donations.
For those interested, you may e-mail them at info@museopambata.org.
Donate Php5,000 to the Museo Pambata and have your “home” amid the pandemic turned into a beautiful sketch by their founder and sketch artist Nina Lim Yuson. / Source: @museopambata (FB)
These Philippine museums have once again proven that Filipinos are indeed resilient and ingenious. Hopefully, through supporting one another, Filipinos will recover altogether from the economic effects of the pandemic. So, what are you waiting for? Book that virtual field trip now or donate and own a wonderful piece of art in return.
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