The hominid exhibit at Manila's new science and natural history museum: "It is a big challenge to educate the public about evolution, but it's not that our people are so unaccepting," said Maria Isabel Garcia, curator of The Mind Museum.
Meet the family —
The hominid exhibit at Manila's new science and natural history museum: "It is a big challenge to educate the public about evolution, but it's not that our people are so unaccepting," said Maria Isabel Garcia, curator of The Mind Museum.
The Mind Museum in Manila, capital of the Philippines, is the first dedicated modern science museum in the Catholic country.
Religion meets science —
The Mind Museum in Manila, capital of the Philippines, is the first dedicated modern science museum in the Catholic country.
The 8,000-square-meter space took over five years of planning and building, and cost over $20 million.
Mind over matter —
The 8,000-square-meter space took over five years of planning and building, and cost over $20 million.
The museum's managing director, Manny Blas, hopes visitors will be inspired rather than threatened by science.
Thinking big —
The museum's managing director, Manny Blas, hopes visitors will be inspired rather than threatened by science.
"Science is too important to leave to scientists alone," said Maria Isabel Garcia, the museum's curator.
From dinosaurs to galaxies —
"Science is too important to leave to scientists alone," said Maria Isabel Garcia, the museum's curator.
The museum's 250 exibits were made by local artists in collaboration with scientists.
Consumed by questions —
The museum's 250 exibits were made by local artists in collaboration with scientists.
Garcia has been a science writer for a national newspaper for 10 years, while Blas has an MA in theology.
The Mind Museum's odd couple —
Garcia has been a science writer for a national newspaper for 10 years, while Blas has an MA in theology.