Museo Pambata will present an outdoor art installation, called Palipalaruan, as their Zero In contribution. Perth-based Filipino artist Alwin Reamillo, led volunteer Australian artists Madeleine Challender, Veronika Mihalj, Jon Bradshaw and Leah Mc Manus to transform the decommissioned Huey war helicopter at the forecourt of the Museo Pambata playground into a Tutubing Bakal. The Tutubing Bakal, which literally translates to an "iron dragonfly", will showcase messages of peace for children and adults alike. Reamillo identified the Tutubing Bakal as a metaphor for lifting communities. Palipalaruan was created in conjunction with the First Asian Children's Museum Conference, with the theme "Children's Museums as Bridges of Peace." The exhibition will be supplemented with artist-led workshops and will involve the development of an outdoor playground spearheaded by Filipino artist Don Salubayba as a place to promote peace and the spirit of bayanihan or working together. The exhibition opens on November 20, 2008 and will run until January 31, 2009, at the Museo Pambata playground.
