Touring around Kalibo, it is a wise stop to visit their museum especially if you want to kill sometime while waiting for your flight after a getaway in Boracay. After all, musuems are great places to get to know a certain town or city –it’s like checking your date’s dental records. 
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I have been in Aklan many times particularly Kalibo and I felt that I betray this quiet and unassuming province whenever I bypassed the Museum It Akean. Finally with a deadline for my writing gig ticking, I finally visited Aklan’s Musuem.
- What remains of the original structure
Museum It Akean is Akeanon word ( the province’s dialect) for Museum of Aklan. Located in Marteline St. in Kalibo, it stands close to their church and across the plaza. Though it looks very modern and like a house, this edifice actually dates back in 1882. The original structure is called the “Eskwlehan it Hari” or School of Kings; which obviously was a school established by the Spanish missionaries when they first arrived. It has served not just a school but a municipal hall and courthouse before it became a museum.
Having visited many museums, I was honestly unimpressed during my first entry of the museum. I started with their religious artifacts and gradually interest sinks in as I shifted to more ancient artifacts and items. It was like reading a local history book as I gaze upon things that date back later and later in time. I love their spears and other weaponry which reflects the life of the Akean – the tribal atis (short-dark skinned natives) and those Malays.
- archaic spears and armor
- This pre-historic jar was excavated in Boracay
- Prehistoric and Spanish-era pieces
And when I ended by visit in Museum It Akean, it was really a learning experience. Their collection might not be that huge or complete but what they have really interesting pieces – not just old but significant as well.With this, I can reccommend to those who will be visiting Kalibo and Aklan to pay tribute to its rich heritage by visting Museo It Akean.
How to Get there: Just take a tricycle anywhere in Kalibo and inform the driver ( fare: 7pesos)
Entrance fee:10 pesos
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I’m from Aklan and it’s such a shame that I haven’t visited the museums. Next time, you might want to visit Sampaguita Gardens, it’s very near the airport too =)
hi Badet,
Thanks for dropping by…It is usually the irony that locals can’t find to visit our own museums ( I’m guilty of that too!
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I will feature Sampaguita Gardens here any time soon….
Thanks again!
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