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| Established | 2001; 25 years ago (2001) |
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| Location | Tarlac City,Philippines |
| Coordinates | 15°26′04″N120°36′07″E / 15.4345°N 120.6019°E /15.4345; 120.6019 |
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| General information | |
| Inaugurated | August 21, 2001 |
| Renovated | 2023–2025 |
| Owner | Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Concrete, steel, glass |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Dan Lichauco |
| Architecture firm | Francisco Mañosa & Partners |
Aquino Center and Museum is a museum inTarlac City,Philippines dedicated to SenatorNinoy Aquino and presidentsCorazon andBenigno Aquino III.
Work on establishing the Aquino Center began in 1993, a year afterCorazon Aquino's presidency. The facility was inspired from theJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum inBoston. The Benigno Aquino Foundation (later known as the Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation or NCAF) garnered₱200 million from donors worldwide for the establishment of the museum while theCojuangco family donated a 5 hectares (12 acres) lot within theHacienda Luisita inTarlac City.[1][2]
Aquino Center and Museum opened on August 21, 2001, the 18th anniversary ofNinoy's assassination, in a ceremony attended by Corazon Aquino herself. The museum features the career of SenatorNinoy Aquino, including the assassination, theEDSA Revolution, and the subsequent presidency ofCorazon Aquino.[1][3][4]
Under NCAF executive director Kiko Aquino Dee, the museum closed after the2022 presidential election which was won byBongbong Marcos and underwent a two year renovation. The museum reopened on February 25, 2025. Additional memorabilia, including ones related to the presidency ofBenigno Aquino III was included.[5]
Dan Lichauco, an architect of the Francisco Mañosa firm and nephew ofNinoy Aquino, was designed the Aquino Center and Museum.[1] The concrete, steel and glass building has a U-shaped structure with a lawn on its center.[2][3] Lichauco also worked on the 2023–2025 renovation under Archion Architects.[6]
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