National Museum of Anthropology (Manila)
Anthropology museum in Manila, Philippines
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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 dedicated to ethnological and archaeological exhibitions. It is located in the Agrifina Circle, Rizal Park, Manila, adjacent to the National Museum of Fine Arts building.
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The museum in 2024 | |
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| Established | 1916–1918 |
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| Coordinates | 14°35′07″N 120°58′51″E |
| Type | Anthropology museum |
Public transit access |   United Nations |
| National Museum of the Philippines | |
The museum is housed in a neoclassical building constructed between 1916 and 1918 from a design by Canadian-American architect Ralph Harrington Doane, who served as consulting architect to the Philippine government.[1] The building formerly housed the Department of Finance.[2] Among its notable collections are artifacts recovered from the wreck of the San Diego, as well as archaeological, ethnological, and zoological specimens.
Current galleries and 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
- Anito: Beliefs, Traditions and the Afterlife in Northern Luzon
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
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