| Subangan Museum | |
| Coordinates: | 6.9443°N 126.2483°W |
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| Location: | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines |
| Type: | Local museum |
| Owner: | Davao Oriental provincial government |
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The Subangan Davao Oriental Provincial Museum, simply known as the Subangan Museum, is a local museum in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines. It showcase exhibits related to the province of Davao Oriental.
The Subangan Museum was inaugurated on January 8, 2014.[1] It was built and conceptualized by the Davao Oriental provincial government under Governor Corazon Malanyaon.[2] Malanyaon has already planned to build a museum as early as 2010, when a sperm whale got stranded in the town of Governor Generoso in 2010 with the provincial executive suggesting that the remains of the cetacean be hosted in a museum.[3] "Subangon" came from the Cebuano term for "east" or "sunrise", even the word "Subangan" comes from the Bicolano term for "east".[2]
The Subangan Museum is situated at the Provincial Tourism Complex in barangay Datu Martin Marundan in Mati, Davao Oriental.[4] It is hosted inside a two-storey building which covers a floor area of 1000sqm. The building's lead architect is Edmundo Viacrucis who was supported by architects Cesar Rey Gamalong and Lachelle Marie Ravelo. The museum project costed .[1]
The Subangan Museum features themed exhibitions related to Davao Oriental's natural, cultural and historical heritage.[1] The museum has three dedicated section devoted to these three aspects of the province heritage.[5] The skeleton of a 16.15m (52.99feet) sperm whale, named Davor, serves as the centerpiece of the Subangan. The skeleton, sourced from a whale that beached in Governor Generoso, is reportedly the largest in the Philippines.[6] The culture of the Mandaya and Kalagan ethnic groups are also showcased. The museum also has a memorial dedicated to the victims of Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) which struck Mindanao in 2012, two years prior to the museum's opening.[1]