National Museum of Anthropology (Manila)

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National Museum of Anthropology
Pambansang Museo ng Antropolohiya (Filipino)
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The museum in 2024
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Location within Rizal Park
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National Museum of Anthropology (Manila) (Philippines)
Coordinates 14°35′07″N120°58′51″E / 14.58528°N 120.98083°E / 14.58528; 120.98083
Type Anthropology museum
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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.

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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 and offices

Ground floor

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Hallway leading to the offices

Second floor

The San Diego: 500 Years of Maritime Trade Gallery San Diego gallery.jpg
The San Diego: 500 Years of Maritime Trade Gallery
Garing: The Philippines at the Crossroads of Ivory Trade Gallery Garing.jpg
Garing: The Philippines at the Crossroads of Ivory Trade Gallery

Third floor

A Maranao kulintang ensemble displayed at the Bangsamoro Gallery Mindanao Bangsamoro Islamic Musical Instruments.jpg
A Maranao kulintang ensemble displayed at the Bangsamoro Gallery
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A diorama of the discovery of burial jars displayed at the "Kaban ng Lahi" Gallery

Fourth floor

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Rice, Biodiversity and Climate Change Gallery
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One of the textiles exhibited at the Hibla ng Lahing Filipino Gallery

Fifth floor

See also

References

  1. "Ralph Harrington Doane," BackBayHouses.org
  2. Villalon, A. (January 30, 2017). "At long last, Manila now has a museum precinct/complex". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved January 30, 2017.