‘Green’ museum to rise in QC’s memorial circle

The Quezon City government will soon be putting up a “green” social history museum on the grounds of Quezon Memorial Circle.

To be designed by architect Jun Palafox, the structure will feature green technology like green roofing and vertical gardens.

Mayor Herbert Bautista and Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte led officials in a ground-breaking ceremony on Monday to signal the start of construction.

The museum, which took three years to plan, is expected to be completed in six months.

Bautista said the social history museum will highlight the city government’s efforts to utilize  urban planning in the preservation of the city’s culture and heritage.

The museum will feature green roofing, solar lights, a waste-water recycling facility, vertical gardens and natural ventilation.

It will be interactive and modernized to adapt to the changing times and is fully equipped with multi-media and video attractions, according to Belmonte.

The museum will also house a bookstore and a library. The city government is also planning to include cultural maps to be submitted by Quezon City’s 142 barangays.

Bautista said the new facility will be part of a system of community museums designed to encourage students to become more appreciative of history, culture and heritage.

Belmonte added that the building will be proof of the city government’s efforts to make Quezon City as the country’s cultural, tourism and entertainment capital.

Plans are underway for the construction of the Tandang Sora and Pugad Lawin museums, as well as the rehabilitation of the Quezon museum at the Quezon Memorial shrine.