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Review and How to's: Book Museum cum Ethnology Center

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Entrance to the Book Museum The Book Museum cum Ethnology Center is currently a division of three buildings. The first houses a collection of books and other items from different countries by the owner, Atty. Dominador Buhain, who is also president of the publishing company, Rex Bookstore. The next two is a collection of artifacts showcasing the Cordillera Region's cultures and the Southern Areas of the Philippines. The museums have a quiet sense to it. It's an impressive collection of items from all over the world and from the culturally-rich areas of the country. The one's that stand out the most are the "smallest book in the world", sizing at about 3.3 x 3.3  millimeters; the smallest tablet, which contains a Chinese poem; the smallest wood-carved crucifix from Munich, Germany and the smallest wood-carved "The Last Supper" from Angono, Rizal. The area devoted to the Cordillera Region and Visayas/Mindanao, houses artifacts from tribal periods...