Speakers and Moderators About the Museo Pambata Museo Pambata is primarily a children’s interactive museum established to enhance the lives of Filipino children. It has eight theme rooms Annemies Broekgaarden John L. Silva where children, families and school groups can Tropenmuseum Junior National Museum THE NETHERLANDS explore new and exciting learning opportunities Amsterdam, The Netherlands of the by reliving our rich cultural heritage, assuming a pro-active role in caring for the environment, understanding how the Bing Baguioro, Ed. D. human body works, discovering science through play, imagining what Children's Laboratory Toshiko Uchiyama they could become someday, and understanding human rights in a for Drama in Education Kids Place Osaka Philippines Japan global perspective. Educational programs for children and adults enhance Museo Pambata’s interactive exhibits. 1st Asian Children’s Museum Conference Prof. Thomas Isabel Cheng B. van der Walt Founded in 1993, the Museo Pambata Foundation Inc. was Singapore Zoological Gardens University of South Africa granted by the City of the use of the historical Elks Club building Singapore South Africa to house an interactive children's museum, the first of its kind in the country. Since then, the Museo Pambata has created eight interactive theme rooms, traveled four major exhibits and welcomed almost three Nurit Shilo-Cohen Nina Lim-Yuson, Ph. D. million visitors. Israel Museum Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc. ISRAEL Israel Philippines Children’s Felipe de Leon, Jr. Cecile Guidote-Alvarez Contact Information: National Commission for National Commission for Culture and the Arts Culture and the Arts Asian Children’s Museum Conference Secretariat Philippines Philippines Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc. corner South Drive, Manila, 1000 Philippines Telephone: (63+2) 523.1797 / 523.1798 / 400-7558 Museums Lilibeth la O' Joseph J. de Vera Fax: (63+2) 522-1246 Museo Sang Bata Sa Negros Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc. Philippines Philippines Email: [email protected] Website: www.museopambata.org/acmc/

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Porn-Anong Niyomka Manolo Silayan BookBridges Co. Ltd. THAILAND Alitaptap Storytellers Philippines Thailand Philippines of Peace 23-26 February 2008 • Manila, Philippines Tresnawati Prihadi Joselito Tecson Singapore Philatelic Museum JT Stage Inc. Singapore Philippines DAY THREE: February 25, Monday Create Global Harmony Marketing and Fundraising for the Museum About the Conference Annemies Broekgaarden, Director, Troppenmuseum Junior, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 0830 Announcements and Recap of Day Two Every country has its own internal conflicts. Conflicts can 1500 Coffee Break 0900 John Silva, Chief Consultant, National Museum of the exist in the family, community or nation. Children's museums 1515 An Exchange of Peace Work Between South Africa Filipino People can be bridges in understanding these conflicts. We start with & Filipino Children 0940 Isabel Cheng, Director for Sales and Marketing Thomas B. van der Walt, University of South Africa the young to help build peaceful adults. Singapore Zoo 1620 Press Conference 1020 Coffee Break 1700 International Night/Dinner at Museo Pambata True to its commitment to uphold the welfare of children 1035 Open Forum through alternative education, the Museo Pambata, through a 1100 Future Directions for Asian Children's Museums grant from the Japan Foundation, is holding the 1st Asian DAY TWO: February 24, Sunday Felipe de Leon, Jr., National Commission for Culture and Children's Museum Conference with the theme: Children's the Arts Museum as Bridges of Peace. The four-day conference, which The Asian Child / Exhibits and Programs 1140 Open Forum will be held on February 23-26, 2008 at the , 1200 Lunch Manila, Philippines, will bring together museum workers, 0830 Announcements and Recap of Day One 1300 Performance educators, peace builders, parents and students from Asia. Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company Forums, plenary sessions, workshops will be held to discuss Children's Hope for Peace 1400 Future Directions for Children's Museums (Panel how children's museums can build peace in their respective Developing Exhibits for the Young Interview) countries. 0900 The Asian Child: Views and Hopes for Peace Gail Lord, Lord Cultural resources Bing Baguioro, Ed. D., Secretary General, Children’s Tresnawati Prihadi, Singapore Philatelic Museum Laboratory for Drama in Education, Philippines Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, Executive Director, National 0940 Toshiko Uchiyama, Planning Department, Kids Plaza Commission for Culture and the Arts Osaka, Japan Moderator: Nina Lim-Yuson, Museo Pambata Conference Program 1020 Coffee Break Foundation, Inc. 1440 Talking Circles: Issues for Discussions DAY ONE: February 23, Saturday Developing Programs for the Museum: Bridging Peace in the 1530 Coffee Break Children's Museums and Peace Home, School and Society 1545 Statements and Reflections 1040 Lilibeth La' O, Executive Director, Museo Sang Bata sa 1630 Conclusion 0800 Registration Negros, Negros Occidental, Philippines 0900 Welcome Remarks 1120 Tresnawati Prihadi, General Manager, Singapore Nina Lim-Yuson, Ph. D., President/CEO, Philatelic Museum, Singapore DAY FOUR: February 26, Tuesday Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc. 1200 Lunch Visit to Museums 0930 Why Children's Museums? 1300 Workshops Hon. Alfredo S. Lim, Mayor, City of Manila Workshop A - Museum Art Programs 0830 Assembly 1000 Photo Op Don Salubayba, Anino Shadowplay Collective 0900 National Museum of the Filipino People 1020 Coffee Break Des Lleno-Gestiada, former Programs Director, Cora Alvina, Director 1045 Keynote: Children's Museums and Its Role in World Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc. 1100 (Museum of Filipino-Chinese) Peace Teresita Ang-See, Director Gail Dexter Lord, President Workshop B - Books and Storytelling 1230 Lunch at Bahay Tsinoy Lord Cultural Resources, Canada Manolo Silayan, Alitaptap Storytellers Philippines 1330 Travel to Makati City 1130 Open Forum 1445 1200 Lunch Workshop C - Developing Exhibits Petty Benitez-Johannot, Chief Curator 1300 Helping Children Deal Constructively with Joselito Tecson, JT Stage 1700 End of Conference Questions on Peace Joseph de Vera, Exhibits Director, Nurit Shilo-Cohen, Senior Curator-at-Large for Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc. Museum Education, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1340 Breaking Barriers, Building Peace 1520 Coffee Break For inquiries and early bird registration, Maricel P. Montero, Executive Director, 1540 How Books Help Children Understand Peace Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc. Porn-Anong Niyomka, BookBridges Co. Ltd., Thailand please call (63+2) 523.1797/523.1798 1420 Crossing Cultural Boundaries in an Attempt to 1620 Open Forum or e-mail [email protected]