Tags: Museums
By Alexander Villafania
SAN MIGUEL, TARLAC – The political history of the Aquino family is quietly tucked in this somewhat unassuming museum located in Hacienda Luisita.
The proclamation of incoming president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ushers in a new age of national governance for the Aquino clan.
His parents, slain Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, had become one of the most renowned historical figures in the Philippines, spanning over 40 years.
The Aquino Museum is an unassuming tourist attraction in this province. At the museum’s foyer, four huge photographs welcome guests. Many of the walled pieces inside the museum itself are published clippings from local and international magazines about the political, domestic and social lives of the Aquinos.
Suffice to say, they are the most covered political family from the Philippines.
There are also personal effects of the Aquinos in the museum – from books, pens, letters, and some clothing. Many of these personal effects are renowned for being part of history: the handwritten and typewritten letters of Ninoy, his glasses and his shoes. There is also a life-size replica of Ninoy’s prison where he stayed for several years under orders from former dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Perhaps the most famous item in the museum is Ninoy’s bloodstained jacket, which he wore the day he was shot and killed while getting off a plane at the former Manila International Airport (which was renamed in his honor). The shirt, along with the rest of the items he was carrying the moment he died, is stored in a glass box.
While the majority of the items in the Aquino Museum are about Ninoy, a segment of the museum is being renovated to accommodate those of his wife Cory. Photos of Cory during the death of her husband and her subsequent presidency are placed on some walls. Several of her paintings are also on display.
Because taking photos is not allowed inside the museum, some bloggers opted to take photos of the museum’s foyer and the building’s surroundings. Mia Quimpo posted several images of her visit to the Aquino Center.
The Aquino Museum is just one of the segments in the Aquino Center, which also has a library, an audio-visual room and large function rooms.
Entrance to the museum costs P100 for adults and P50 for students. It is open Wednesdays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Juice.ph gives additional information on how to get to the Aquino Museum.
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