Sunday, December 4, 2016

AGA KHAN MUSEUM

AGA KHAN MUSEUM

One of the significant landmarks in Marawi City “Aga Khan Museum”.
Last November 30, 2016 in our familiarization tour in MSU one of our stops is in Aga Khan Museum. Accordingly Aga Khan  is named after Prince Karim Aga Khan IV , where donation made the construction of the building possible. It was opened on June 13, 1962.
The inauguration of the Aga Khan museum of Islamic arts was on March 23, 1969 attended by miss Gemma Cruz-Araneta who gave brief remarks before the ceremonial ribbon cutting. It was also attended by senators Domocao Alonto and Mamintal Tamano Listen. The ribbon was cutted by miss Geneva Cruz-Araneta that uses the meranao kris to officially open the museum and assisted by Dr. Antonio Isidro, Mrs Isidro and Mrs. Linang Mandangan.




There is also a picture of the first commencement exercise 1966 it was attended by late President Ferdinanand Marcos together with his better half.




What’s inside the Aga Khan?  There are many cultural artifacts that were preserved. Check it out. . .


 The torogan as replica meranao traditional house, a traditional royal house.
































Awang as meranao boat painted with okir designs.  










Indigenous people costumes.


 


 They also have a paying “a diyakatan” a meranao ceremonial parasol decorated with different colors of sequins and beads.




















Next is the different species:
                   

The tarsier 



 



                                                                                            



                                      Big eagle 




         



        Deer( citvos) 

 

 and others.  Lets check it out the OKIR GALLERY:


 




 

 




OTHER BEAUTIFUL CULTURAL ARTIFACTS. . .

 



The ceramics displayed in the museum were projects of MSU-Filipinas Foundation. The designs adopted the Maranao art, okir.



 

















a replica of a traditional royal bed.



















Meranao culture is very unique and until now they preserved their cultural artifacts, they gave value to all of them which is good and inspiring.
Exploring the Aga Khan makes me think how beautiful and amazing it is. In my 3 years of staying in MSU it is my second time to visit Aga Khan but still it never fails to amaze me.




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