source: press release
Casa Gorordo Museum opens exhibit on local heroes
The exhibit entitled “
Mga Bayani sa Sugbo: Cebu’s Contributions to Nation-building†was
opened at Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.'s (RAFI) Casa Gorordo Museum last Aug. 30. It will
run until Oct. 15.
Mga Bayani sa Sugbo features historical figures in Cebu from the 1898 Revolution
against Spain to the 1930s. It celebrates their works in varied fields from freedom fighting to
politics to vernacular literature.
Leon Kilat, Juan Climaco, Arcadio Maxilom, Luis Flores, and Mauricia Gahuma are
some of the revolutionaries given tribute in the exhibit. Other prominent Cebuano historical
figures included are Sergio Osmeña, Vicente Rama, Vicente Sotto, Pedro Cui, and Gardeopatra
Quijano.
Dr. Jocelyn Gerra, executive director of RAFI Culture & Heritage, said that this is a relaunch of last year’s exhibit of the same title.
“We felt that its month-long run last 2011 was not enough and the feedback we received
was quite positive, so we decided to make it available to the public again,†she said.
“This is part of a larger advocacy of RAFI to make known local contributions to Filipino
cultural identity,†she added.
According to Florencio Moreño II, curator of Casa Gorordo Museum, the contributions of
other regions to Philippine history have gained more focus in recent years.
“Currently, there is a clamor to include local heroes in the history curriculum of our
schools, recalling the contributions of these historical figures to our nation through this exhibit is
therefore timely,†Moreño said.
“This year, we tried to make the exhibit more interesting for young people by including a
reconstruction of the events of that fateful day of Tres-de-Abril 1898, which many remember as
the start of the revolution here in Cebu,†he added.
Culture & Heritage, one of the focus areas of RAFI, aims to help communities
understand, value, and share their cultural identity with others. RAFI's other focus areas are
Integrated Development, Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Citizenship, and
Education.
For more information about the Mga Bayani sa Sugbo exhibit and other exhibits of Casa
Gorordo Museum and other programs of RAFI Culture & Heritage, please call 418-7234 local
703 and look for Florencio Moreño II.
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