Museo ng Kasaysayang Panlipunan ng Pilipinas to Open this August

Angeles City, Pampanga — The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) will open the Museo ng Kasaysayang Panlipunan ng Pilipinas in Angeles City on 24 August 2015 at 10:00 a.m. with the Deputy Governor for Monetary Stability Sector, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Hon. Diwa C. Guinigundo as guest of honor.

The first and only museum of the NHCP to offer an exciting panorama of Filipino life and culture, Museo ng Kasaysayang Panlipunan ng Pilipinas provides a glimpse of Filipino social history from the past to the present. It is housed in the mansion built by Mariano Pamintuan and Valentina Torres in 1890 as a wedding gift to their son, Florentino. Through a memorandum agreement dated 17 June 2010, ownership of the mansion was transferred to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, which transformed it into a museum. Other facilities include an audio-visual room that features a brief video introducing the museum, a room for lectures and other public programs, an e-learning room for online lessons on Philippine history, and electronic tablets that provide assorted information about Filipino houses, furniture, and music.

The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote and preserve Philippine history and historical heritage through research and publication, conservation, marking of historic sites and structures, and administration of national shrines and museums.

Source: nhcp.gov.ph