Horace B. Silliman exhibit unveiled at the Anthropology Museum for Founders Day

The Silliman University (SU) Anthropology Museum and the Anthropology-Sociology Department unveiled the Horace B. Silliman Exhibit on August 22, 2025, at the SU Anthropology Museum in Hibbard Hall.

In time for the SU Founders Day Celebrations and ahead of Silliman’s 200th Bicentennial Birth Anniversary Celebration in December this year, the Horace B. Silliman Exhibit showcases historical tidbits of the beginnings of the university from Dr. Silliman to the early missionaries who came to visit Dumaguete City, including the many developments of the campus through the years.

SU Founders Day Committee Chair Dr. Elizabeth Susan Vista-Suarez spoke of the significance of museums not only in holding important historical artifacts but also in preserving different stories. She also thanked the dedication and hard work of Asst. Prof. Christine S. Batiles, Anthropology Museum curator, and retired Asst. Prof. Cornelia Cadelina, the previous curator, and the many people behind the setup of the museum at Hibbard Hall.

In her speech, Vista-Suarez also highlighted the people behind the scenes who have made the event possible in her children’s story book titled “The Hands that Keep Our Stories.”

A cutting of the ribbons followed to formally open the Horace B. Silliman Exhibit.

Present at the event together with Batiles and Vista-Suarez were Moses Joshua B. Atega, International Students Office adviser; Asst. Prof. Cornelia Cadelina, retired teacher and immediate past museum curator; the Junior Campus Ambassadors led by Paean Dyree M. Taripe, adviser; and faculty members and students of the Anthropology-Sociology Department.