{"id":29466,"date":"2014-10-09T16:06:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T08:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=29466"},"modified":"2014-10-20T16:31:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T08:31:43","slug":"bencab-museum-one-of-asias-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/09\/bencab-museum-one-of-asias-best\/","title":{"rendered":"BenCab Museum \u2013 one of Asia\u2019s best"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BenCab Museum interior (Photo courtesy of Tripadvisor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2013 TripAdvisor, a global website providing traveler reviews, has included BenCab Museum in the Top 25 Museums in Asia, 2014 Traveller\u2019s Choice list.<\/p>\n

The multi-story complex is the only Filipino museum in the list. Asian travelers regarded it as \u2018great museum, awesome view, good food.\u2019<\/p>\n

The museum is named after National Artist Benedicto Cabrera. It aims to bring arts closer to the people. It houses the national artist\u2019s collection of his own artworks, as well as those of other old Filipino masters and new rising contemporary artists.<\/p>\n

BenCab Museum is located at Km. 6 Asin Road, Tadiangan, Tuba, Benguet. It takes a brief 15-minute ride to get there from the center of Baguio City.<\/p>\n

Other museums from Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Armenia and Taiwan are also included in the list.<\/p>\n

Below is the complete list of the Top 25 Museums in Asia:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Xi\u2019an, China
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima, Japan
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, Vietnam
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hellfire Pass Museum, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vietnamese Women\u2019s Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan), Shanghai, China
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong, China
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
\n10.\u00a0 Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
\n11.\u00a0 War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
\n12.\u00a0 Fukui Dinosaur Museum, Katsuyama, Japan
\n13.\u00a0 Changi Chapel and Museum, Singapore
\n14.\u00a0 Darshan Museum, Pune, India
\n15.\u00a0 Matenadaran \u2013 The Museum of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan, Armenia
\n16.\u00a0 Cambodia Landmine Museum, Siem Reap, Cambodia
\n17.\u00a0 Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki, Japan
\n18.\u00a0 Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Bangkok, Thailand
\n19.\u00a0 National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
\n20.\u00a0 The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Hakone-machi, Japan
\n21.\u00a0 Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan
\n22.\u00a0 BenCab Museum, Baguio, Philippines<\/strong>
\n23.\u00a0 Museum of World Insects and Natural Wonders, Chiang Mai, Thailand
\n24.\u00a0 Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots, Minamikyushu, Japan
\n25.\u00a0 Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum, Mumbai (Bombay), India<\/p>\n

With report from Cyra Moraleda<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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