From card boards, to wooden, crystal, 2-D, and 3-D puzzles, you name it, this place’s got it! Puzzle Mansion is a gallery literary full of wonderful art works pieced together. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or just want to see something awesome, I highly recommend that you visit this place.
Ms. Georgina Gil-Lacuna, the owner of the Puzzle Mansion, holds the Guinness World Records of having the largest collection of jigsaw puzzles which consists of 1,028 different sets. She has been collecting puzzles for 26 years.
The Location
The gallery is pretty difficult to get to. It’s like this obscure mansion, hidden at the heart of undulating pineapple fields in Tagaytay City. There are steep descents and ascents before you can get to and from the place. It was a little terrifying. But it is surely worth it.
A minimal entrance fee is required. The receiving area has a wall that feature press releases of Ms. Lacuna’s achievements as well as the prominent people who visited the mansion.
The Gallery
The place gives off that very homey feel. The two-story building house the puzzle gallery and the retail store. There’s a wonderful garden in front and several mini-fountains.
Totally Puzzled
To be welcomed by larger than life puzzles inspired by artworks from the Renaissance is nothing short of amazing.
Scenes taken from Lord of the Rings, art works from the Orient, 3D models of the world’s popular structures, wooden representations of dinosaurs and suspended air crafts are also exhibited.
Much Needed Break
After taking the tour around the gallery, visitors can hang on the veranda and rest for a bit. Pineapple fields surround the area and there are cozy seats where you can start great conversation about the pieces that you saw or your thoughts about the mansion.
Take Home Puzzles
You’d really want to start your own puzzle project after all that you’ve seen. There’s a retail store where visitors can buy puzzle sets. There are items for children, teens and even adults.
Handcrafted items for home decorations and clothing apparels are being sold as well.
Great Experience
The die-cut reproductions of the art works do not diminish the value of any masterpieces featured in the gallery. It showed us another way, another medium of enjoying and appreciating these works of art. Some puzzles can be accomplished within 13 hours, some, thousands of hours. Just imagine the time, the effort, the dedication it takes to complete one puzzle.
I really admire Ms. Lacuna for all her efforts and her passion and most of all, for letting us enjoy her hard work.
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