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BY PRINCE GOLEZ
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Monday, May 22, 2017
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MANILA – Sen. Loren Legarda encouraged the public to visit museums.
Art and culture shown in museums are “food for the soul,” said Legarda, former chairwoman of the Senate committee on cultural communities.
Visiting museums gives opportunities for cultural enrichment and fosters historical empathy, she said.
“It enriches our understanding of our tradition and history and promotes better understanding, especially among Filipinos, whose culture is very diverse,” said Legarda.
The National Museum in particular organizes lectures and workshops that help people understand and appreciate culture and diversity. Entrance to it and its branches across the country is free, she said.
“We have a very rich heritage, so rich that we have a lot to learn and understand about the practices, traditions, and way of living of our ancestors,” said Legarda. “Our museums will help us learn about these things.”
Legarda has been pushing for the creation of folk art museums, which would “transmit valuable traditional knowledge to the younger generation,” in every region./PN
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