National Museum of the Philippines

Juan Luna bust statue

One way to be intellectually stimulated when you visit a place is to know more about the place's culture and its people's creativity and heritage. Here in the Philippines, it is in the National Museum located in Taft, Metro Manila where that can be satisfied. This place guards the country's cultural treasures and is a home of the valuable masterpieces of famous Filipino artists.

I visited the Museum in a Sunday thus we were not charged for the entrance fee. On weekdays though, a small fee is collected for the tour guide that will be assisting you. This gigantic museum was designed by Daniel Burnham, the designer of Burnham Park in the Summer Capital of the Philippines, in 1918. The whole museum is divided into two. The main building houses the arts, natural sciences and the like and the adjacent building is allocated for anthropology and archaeology exhibits.

What to Remember:

Inside the building, cameras can be used however you have to disable the flash function. With these, the paintings and other exhibits can be restored more. DSLR cameras are not allowed as well.

Open Hours: 9am-5pm Tue-Sun.
Fee: REGULAR DAYS (100.00) Sunday (FREE)

Location: Padre Burgos Street, Rizal Park

Here are some of the shots we took in our tour. :)

This is the building allocated for the arts and sciences exhibit

ENJOY YOUR NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES VISIT!!

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