4 of 5 Stars

Posted: February 7, 2010

Museo Pambata
Roxas Boulevard corner South Drive
Manila, Philippines 1000
Telephone: (632) 523.1797
Facsimile:(632) 522.1246
Email:info@museopambata.org

Website: http://www.museopambata.org

Admission Price: 100 Pesos ($2.17 USD)

Size: approximately 30,000  sq. ft. of exhibits

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

My Review:

The museum is just doing so many things right!

• A mobile library
• An in museum library
• Fun entrances to spaces
• Layers of information
• Spending money on theming as appropriate
• Including Children’s Art
• Cultural Galleries

Summary:

• A collecting Museum
• A “true” Children’s Museum in the model of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (The first museum for children)
• Excellent Exhibits
• Lighting, painting, finishes could be improved
• Issues of ergonomics, tables to tall, graphics hung too high
• Exhibit cover a wide range of topics in a relatively small space

Ground Floor:

• Old Manila
• Environment
• Children of the Global Village

Second Floor:

• My Body Works
• Science Through Discovery
• Marketplace
• Career Options
• Money Matters

I am currently in Saigon, Vietnam, and visited the War Remnants Museum, a very powerful experience! As I am walking through the Museum I keep noticing small issues that are easily changed, but have a large impact on the visitor experience such as lighting, wayfinding and heights of graphic panels. Recently I have completed an exhibition audit for the Mobius Science Center preview facility.  The  Review included:

• Interviews with visitors
• Mapping of the visitor experience
• Review of exhibition lighting
• Suggestions for changes to visitor flow
• Review of graphics
• Review of wayfinding
• Review of audio visual systems
• Review of exhibition media
• Review of exhibit maintenance and repair program
• A review of the mix of types of exhibit, static, highly interactive, simple manipulatives
• A written report containing, recommendations for changes

If you are interested in a $1000 objective exhibition audit send me an email;

Mark’s Email

for a copy of a sample exhibition audit.