irit and i went today to check this out. this place is very much a must-see if you ever have the chance to be in Manila, like museums. . .and history. beautiful and seemingly new.
the highlight was 60, yes 60 detailed dioramas marking important moments in Philippine history. from 6000 BC to World War II. not only beautiful, but terribly interesting. they were followed by three rooms with "interactive" video projections bringing the viewer to the 90s. I was taken aback to learn about Marcos and Ninoy Aquino. . .and his assassination. The videos showed all this hope and glory of Filipinos coming to together, in the masses, the way revolution should be. But then, death.
What helped me have hope again was after his Ninoys death, the people came by the tens of thousands to EDSA in Manila, declaring that they had enough with Marcos! But then the horizon, as the ground trembled, army tanks with their cannons pointed at the people. But what happened next. pure beauty. the people walking to the tanks and offering flowers and sandwiches to eat.
http://www.ayalamuseum.org/
