National Museum of Anthropology (Manila)
Pambansang Museo ng Antropolohiya | |
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  Location within Rizal Park | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 14°35′07″N 120°58′51″E / 14.58528°N 120.98083°E |
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| Type | Anthropology museum |
| Public transit access |   United Nations |
| National Museum of the Philippines | |
The National Museum of Anthropology (Filipino: Pambansang Museo ng Antropolohiya), formerly known as the Museum of the Filipino People (Filipino: Museo ng Lahing Filipino), is a component museum of the National Museum of the Philippines which houses Ethnological and Archaeological exhibitions. It is located in the Agrifina Circle, Rizal Park, Manila adjacent to the National Museum of Fine Arts building.
Built c.1916-1918 from a neoclassical design by Canadian-American architect Ralph Harrington Doane when he was consulting architect to the Philippine government,[1] the building formerly housed the Department of Finance.[2] It also houses the wreck of the San Diego, ancient artifacts, and zoology divisions.
Current Galleries/Offices[]
Ground floor[]
- Ifugao House / Courtyard
- Office of the Exhibition, Editorial, and Media Production Services Division
- Office of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines
- Office of the Archaeology Division
- Office of the Ethnology Division
- Office of the Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Division
- National Museum Library
Second floor[]
- Marble Hall
- The San Diego: 500 Years of Maritime Trade
- Garing: The Philippines at the Crossroads of Ivory Trade
Third floor[]
- Lantaka: Of War and Peace
- Manlilikha ng Bayan Hall (National Living Treasure)
- Lumad: Mindanao
- Faith, Tradition and Place: Bangsamoro Art from the National Ethnographic Collection
- Kaban ng Lahi (Archaeological Treasures)
- Biyay: Traditional Ecological Knowledge among Philippine Negrito Communities
Fourth floor[]
- Reception Hall (Changing Gallery)
- Rice, Biodiversity and Climate Change
- Hibla ng Lahing Filipino: The Artistry of Philippine Textiles
- Baybayin: Ancient and Traditional Scripts of the Philippines
- Entwined Spheres: Mats and Baskets as Containers, Costumes and Conveyors
- Office of the Museum Services Division
Fifth floor[]
- National Ethnographic Collection Repositories
Facade of the National Museum of Anthropology in 2014.
Facade of the Museum of the Filipino People (before renovation).
A model of an Ifugao house in the courtyard of the building.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Ralph Harrington Doane," BackBayHouses.org
- ^ Villalon, A. (30 January 2017). "At long last, Manila now has a museum precinct/complex". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links[]
- National Museum: Museum of the Filipino People
- Museum of the Filipino People: Home to the Anthropology and Archaeology Divisions of the National Museum of the Philippines
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