Children's Museums Across the World – Working on a Cultural and Social Scale

Explore! The 9th Hands On! International ConferenceOctober 10, 2013

The Museum of Natural HistoryStockholm, Sweden

Noreen ParafinaPrograms Director, Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc., Philippines

Looking Back and Looking Forward as Museo Pambata

Turns 20

Imagine!

Part I: Twenty Facets of Museo Pambata

Museo Pambata prepares for it's 20th year anniversary in December 2014 by looking

back with a book project

To be a children’s discovery museum and resource center promoting Filipino culture, children’s advocacies and

creative educational programs with linkages to global communities.

Vision

1. Innovator 2. Out-of-the-box Teacher

3. Champion of Children’s Rights

4. Reading Advocate 5. Mentor 6. Storyteller

7. Publisher 8. Culture Hub 9. Art House

10. Window to the World

11. One Big Playground!

12. Time Machine 13. Place of History

14. Environmentalist 15. Health Advocate

16. Career Counselor17. Party Place

18. Launching Pad

19. Gift Giver

20. Family Destination

Where learning begins and fun never ends......

Where learning begins and fun never ends......

Innovator

One Big Playgrou

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Champion of Children's Rights