Calling all astronomy-obsessed women: the National Museum Planetarium, which reopened last year, announced on Facebook that it will be having free shows for women on Mar. 8 to commemorate International Women’s Day. It also specifically pointed out that the offer is open to all women, cis and trans women alike.
It’s great to see a public institution be so openly inclusive, considering that the country’s SOGIE Bill is still languishing in Congress, with Tito Sotto denying that trans women are women. (Transphobia: yet another harmful thing rampant in Philippine politics)
The museum also released a calendar of activities for Women’s Month, including lectures and demonstrations at its regional branches in Iloilo and Marinduque, among others. Excluding the free planetarium shows, here is the lineup:
- A solo exhibit by Filipino-Canadian artist Lani Maestro from Mar. 3 to May 31 at the National Museum of Anthropology
- A lecture and demo on nito weaving at the National Museum Marinduque-Romblon Regional Museum from Mar. 20 to 21
- A lecture on women in the field of botany on Mar. 20 at the National of Museum of Natural History
- A lecture and demonstration on traditional Ifugao weaving on Mar. 24 and 25 at the Cordillera Regional Museum
- A lecture and demonstration on Santa Barbara, Iloilo’s bobbin lace-making tradition on Mar. 28 and 29 at the Western Visayas Regional Museum in Iloilo
- A lecture on women’s contribution, involvement and visibility in the field of archaeology on Mar. 30 at the National Museum of Archaeology.
Header image courtesy of the National Museum of the Philippines
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