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The Mind Museum

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Type
  
Science museum

Director
  
Manny Blas II

Architect
  
Ed Calma

Architecture firm
  
Lor Calma & Partners

Collection size
  
250+ exhibits

Curator
  
Maria Isabel Garcia

Phone
  
+63 2 909 6463

The Mind Museum

Established
  
March 16, 2012 (2012-03-16)

Location
  
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City Metro Manila, Philippines

Address
  
J. Y. Campos Park, 3rd Ave, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–6PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–6PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Active Fun, Bonifacio High Street, Kidzania Manila, Art In Island, Jose Yao Campos Park

Profiles

Science comes alive at the mind museum


The Mind Museum is a science museum in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located on a 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres) lot in the J. Y. Campos Park in Bonifacio Global City, a business district of the city.

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The museum opened in March 16, 2012, although a pre-launch reception was held a year earlier on December 15 where Vice President Jejomar Binay delivered a speech in behalf of President Benigno Aquino III. The facility was developed by the Bonifacio Arts Foundation Inc (BAFI).

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Museum building

The museum was designed by architect Ed Calma, from Lor Calma & Partners. The design of the structure was inspired from cellular structure and growth and had a solar reflective exterior, natural wind ventilation and rainwater flow drainage.

Exhibits

As of 2012, the museum has five main galleries occupying a 4,900 square metres (53,000 sq ft) exhibit area and spanning 2 floors. The galleries each had its own theme namely, atom, life, earth, universe and technology which are linked by features called "Nature’s Webways". The atom, life, earth, univers galleries are located on the first floor while the technology gallery are found in the first floor of the two story museum.

With assistance from a firm based in the United States, which did the master plan of the museum, Filipino designers, scientists and fabricators did 90 percent of the museum's exhibits. The designers included designers and faculty from the College of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas.

Reception

At the 2014 THEA Awards held in April 5, at the Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California in the United States, the museum was awarded with the THEA Award for Outstanding Achievement for the Science Museum category for the design and execution of its exhibits.The distinction is the first for a Philippine establishment and for a science museum in Asia at the THEA Awards.

References

The Mind Museum Wikipedia