Wednesday, March 28, 2007

OuR Cyberfair article...(not the plagiarized edition..hehehe)

Southwestern University Museum
Within Southwestern University in Villa Aznar, Urgello Street, Cebu City, lies the museum that houses the collection of Dr. Lydia Aznar-Alfonso. Her collection includes artifacts, religious relics, antique household equipment, jewelry, statues, as well as items recovered from archeological excavations. Some of the items in her collection come from as far as China, Cambodia, and Vietnam, but most of the items are from archeological explorations around Cebu and the rest of the Philippines.
Aznar-Alonso started collecting the memorabilia and artifacts and placed them in a museum because she had always felt the need for a place where every Cebuano and Filipino could become acquainted with his or her very own material culture. The museum’s collections have been praised by magazines and books. The adulation that the museum has earned through the years serves as an inspiration to all, especially to Cebuanos who value their culture and who would willingly serve in order to preserve the priceless treasures from their past.
Publicly known as the Southwestern University Museum, it is a site visited frequently by local and foreign tourists, as well as students of the social sciences from all around the country and the world. The museum is open for public viewing from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
The museum is currently under renovation in response to the university's desire to offer better services for the students, visitors, and tourists who visit the museum to explore and gain more knowledge about their country’s history.

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