In support to the centennial celebration of Baguio as a chartered city, the Baguio Media Museum and Animation Studio (BMMAS) offers free training on photo restoration and digital archiving to family members of old Baguio residents who have accumulated photographs, memorabilia, and artifacts of the city’s past. 

Art Tibaldo, the resident curator of the BMMAS, has signified to offer his services for free on weekends starting on Jan. 17 to meet with prospective residents who likewise want to contribute part of their family memoirs as a gesture of “Baguioness” and in keeping with the centennial theme “Fostering a culture of caring.”

In 2006, Tibaldo was the ethnographer-in-residence at the East West Center when he was invited by the Hawaii-based Federal Institute to put up a multi-media exhibit on the “Upland culture of Northern Philippines.” Together with the late Ramon Obusan and his cultural group, Tibaldo represented the Philippines when the island state celebrated its 100th year of the Filipinos’ migration to Hawaii.

Having produced television segments on Baguio’s past and present for Cordillera News Agency and SkyCable channel 12’s “This is Baguio” TV show, Tibaldo also assures the video showing of the workshop outputs in Baguio’s cable networks to include online and web publications.

The BMMAS is a one-of-a-kind information and education center that showcases how communications evolved from ancient times to the present age of information technology. The studio is located near the junction of upper Bonifacio Road and Sumulong Road. For particulars interested persons can call 442-8534 after office hours.