National Museum of the Philippines

National Museum of the Philippines.

The National Museum of the Philippines is the official repository established in 1901 as a natural history and ethnography museum of the Philippines. It is located next to Rizal Park and near Intramuros in Manila. Its main building was designed in 1918 by an American architect Daniel Burnham. Today, that building, the former home of the Congress of the Philippines, holds the National Art Gallery, natural sciences and other support divisions.

The adjacent building in the Agrifina Circle of Rizal Park, formerly housing the Department of Finance, houses the Anthropology and Archaeology Divisions and is known as the Museum of the Filipino People.

Literature

• Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200 pages. ISBN 981-4068-96-9. 

See also

• Cagsawa Ruins, site of the Cagsawa Branch of the National Museum of the Philippines
• Old Congress Building, Manila

External links

• National Museum of the Philippines: Official Website
  • Old Website of the National Museum of the Philippines

v t e Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP) Government cultural agencies National Commission for Culture and the Arts National Historical Commission of the Philippines National Museum National Library National Archives Cultural Center of the Philippines Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino Sentro Rizal Categories of cultural properties UNESCO World Heritage Sites National Cultural Treasures Important Cultural Properties National Historical Landmarks National Shrines National Monuments National Heritage Houses Works of National Artists Marked Structures Other Cultural Properties

Coordinates: 14°35′13.74″N 120°58′52.56″E / 14.58715°N 120.9812667°E / 14.58715; 120.9812667