Located in the main street of Silay City is the one of the most famous ancestral houses turned museum in the city- Bernardino Jalandoni Museum. The museum along with Balay Negrense are the only ones of the 31 ancestral houses that are open to the public showcasing many of the original and centuries old items of the family.
The house is very impressive in terms of how preserved and intact it is amidst time particularly with the Second World War. I can say that the residents of the house for hundreds of years really took good care of it as well as the interior pieces like their tables, pianos and cutlery. Some of the furniture pieces hailed from Austria and other parts of Europe where the master of the house frequently traveled.
It helps that they have a curator who is very knowledgable with all the properties of the Jalandoni family and relate it to how affluent they really are. It’s nice to learn something and a lot of things from people who have mastery of what they are into.
Going back, the house is very spacious with as expected have timeless and priceless pieces from their sewing machine to their wooden ice box used as a fridge. Since it is a museum, they have many things mostly photos and books donated by the National Institute. The curator ( sorry, I forgot his name) was very nice and I highly suggest any history class to visit the Bernanrdino Jalandoni Museum. Judging from the stories of the curator and from the house itself – I cannot quite imagine how wealthy and powerful the family was.
Photos by: Ace Francisco
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when i saw the beauty of the jalandoni museum i was amazed by the antiques and the lifestyle of it
Yes..and I love how their curator really accommodated us when we went there. Lots of new information and trivias…thanks for visiting cc!
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