Are There Museums in Marikina?
I have recently joined a forum for Marikeños and I was very glad to meet a lot of good people there from my city. One of the forum members asked about places in Marikina where he can bring in his students for an educational tour. I said there are lots.
Marikina is now a favorite destination for educational field trips. There is the famous Shoe Museum, Marikina is not Marikina without mentioning shoes. Another museum and cultural center there is the The Sentrong Pangkultura ng Marikina or Marikina Cultural Center. It is also called Kapitan Moy Cultural Center, named after its former owner Don Laureano Guevarra or Kap Moy who was the father of the city’s shoe industry.
There are more museums now in the city. One is the Belen Museum which houses different belen collections of a Marikeño. Another is the Miniature Museum which displays adorable minis of furniture, toys, people, crafts and other materials that if actually on sale will be the perfect baby gifts or even collection for adults.
The city also have a Doll Museum where adorable barbie-like-dolls are on display. These dolls shows the history and culture of Marikina and our country. There is also one place that students n a field trip would love to see although it’s not a museum — the World of Butterflies. This place is indeed a haven for butterfly and nature lovers.
Watch out for my detailed posts on the location and other information on these museums and sites.
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Hi. I’m looking forward to that post (the one with the location and more details) as I’m not familiar with the Belen Museum, the Miniature Museum, and the Doll Museum. I’d love to bring my daughter to all sorts of places, but with gas getting to be so expensive, I’d really prefer fascinating places that are nearby. Thanks for sharing
I used to pass by Marikina since i’m just 40 minutes drive away from Antipolo but I never thought of these great facts about your lovely place. You’re a sure proud marikeña.
Nice page! ;0)
Spinning Lovely Days,
I also hope to post the info on the location of the said museum very soon.
Will expedite it too for you and your daughter.
Reign,
You bet I am! Thanks for dropping by!
Hi. Went to the miniature and belen museums yesterday. Both are on the ground floor of the DepEd building right beside Teatro Marikina. The miniature collection is so sweet. I think I out-gushed myself yesterday, cooing “Oh-how-cuuuuute” the whole time. Entrance fee is 30 bucks per person per museum. Definitely worth a visit. Was at the World of Butterflies the week before (posted about that on my blog. had pics too if you wanna check out. think it’s still on the homepage.) and it’s really pretty too. Next on my list are the doll and shoe museums.
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Wow, congrats to your travels! You have finally visited our places of interest. I would surely peek at your photos and i might find some you may want to share with our marikenya readers.
Please update me on your next travels!
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