Preparing for voluntary service at our #culturalHeritage centre & #museum. On Sundays, we have a table with women who do #handicrafts and chat. This is targeted #animation so that people become curious, ask questions and watch. And learn more about our centre. Most of the women #embroider, I show #VisibleMending. Other colleagues give guided tours, baked cake, serve in the cafeteria and explain hot #chocolate today. There is a lecture and a special exhibition about chocolate.
🧵 1/3 The mixture of #museum and #culturalHeritage centre makes visitors of all generations happy. Yesterday we had a #cake competition for our special #chocolate exhibition. I spontaneously found myself on the jury, which had to try all the cakes in order to to give points. A calory heavy work (now you know, why many museums are closed on Mondays - we have to digest.😁 ) Then cakes and torts were slaughtered for the visitors.😋 Women of our association had baken the treasures. #volunteering
🧵 2/3 It is this mixture of #association and the official institution that makes the centre so lively. The building and cashiers belong to the region, everything else is done by an association of #volunteers. It has more members than villagers. We give #guidedTours, keep the #archives in order, repair items on display, organise #exhibitions and two international #festivals, show #handicrafts and bake #cakes. The cakes served in the cafeteria on Sundays are always home-baked by the women on duty.
A ritual - last minute shopping for ‘selected’ friends at work when I go visit my home state. A bit of work but their thankfulness and huge smile is always rewarding.
Had a chance to visit this handicrafts shop (Sabado's on Outlook Drive) in Baguio City when our team from Real Living magazine explored the country's Summer Capital back in 2016. It was a challenge to not bring home so many baskets and wooden decor/furniture.