Romualdez Museum (Santo Nino Shrine) in Tacloban, Leyte Part 3

Tacloban City, 22 March 2010 - We feature in this third part of a series of posts on the Romualdez Museum, aka Santo Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum, some priceless art pieces found in the two-storey mansion built for/by former first lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.

This centerpiece, made up of clams and shells that are abundant in Tacloban, was placed in the Firefly Room.

The legendary Malakas at Maganda immortalized in this wood carving that took almost a whole wall is the main attraction inside the Firefly Room.

Rica and Leon's attention was drawn to this huge metal vase in one of the rooms. To the right is an art piece featuring the Risen Jesus Christ, which is placed in the main hall (chapel) of the ground floor.

These chairs with their respective emblems were used by Pope John Paul II (left) and President Ferdinand Marcos (right) during the Pope's visit to the Philippines.

An elaborately decorated cabinet in one of the bedrooms in the Romualdez Mansion Museum.

The kids found a room in the second floor with a collection of Philippine bills over the years.  I wonder how much these 20-peso bills are worth today.

Check out the first two parts of this series on Romualdez Museum by clicking the links below.

Romualdez Museum (Santo Nino Shrine) in Tacloban, Leyte Part 1 (structure)

Romualdez Museum (Santo Nino Shrine) in Tacloban, Leyte Part 2 (dioramas)