First lady Liza Araneta-Marcos’s project to convert a portion of the Mansion, the summer residence of the president and a popular tourist spot into a presidential museum is soon to be open to the public.
In a recent announcement this week, Araneta-Marcos said that the museum will be open “very soon,” with initial previews of the exhibits available on the government’s website for museums.
Aside from 7 galleries that will showcase presidential artifacts and historical timelines, the Malacañang Heritage Museum will also have a souvenir shop for local and foreign tourists.
The plan for the museum was to put up mementos from former presidents and their families, such as their barong or other memorable artifacts, with the Teus Mansion that currently houses the existing Presidential Museum showing pieces of clothing, campaign paraphernalia, news clippings, and other such moments in time.
The Teus Mansion is one of three heritage structures in the Malacañang compound, which also include the Bahay Ugnayan, which now features a timeline of key events in the life of the incumbent President; and the Goldenberg Mansion, built in the 1870s by a Spanish merchant family and later repurposed as an arts and culture venue.
The Mansion itself in Baguio was built in 1908 as the summer house of the American governors-general, and has since been the official summer residence of the sitting president.
