National Museum of Anthropology (Manila)

National Museum of Anthropology
Pambansang Museo ng Antropolohiya (Filipino)
	The museum in 2024
	Location within Rizal Park National Museum of Anthropology (Manila) (Manila) National Museum of Anthropology (Manila) (Metro Manila) National Museum of Anthropology (Manila) (Luzon) National Museum of Anthropology (Manila) (Philippines)
Coordinates	14°35′07″N 120°58′51″E / 14.58528°N 120.98083°E
Type	Anthropology museum
Public transit access	United Nations
National Museum of the Philippines
	National Museum of Fine Arts; National Museum of Anthropology; National Museum of Natural History; National Planetarium;

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 and offices

Ground floor

Hallway leading to the offices

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

The San Diego: 500 Years of Maritime Trade Gallery

Garing: The Philippines at the Crossroads of Ivory Trade Gallery

Marble Hall
The San Diego: 500 Years of Maritime Trade
Garing: The Philippines at the Crossroads of Ivory Trade

Third floor

A Maranao kulintang ensemble displayed at the Bangsamoro Gallery

A diorama of the discovery of burial jars displayed at the "Kaban ng Lahi" Gallery

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

Rice, Biodiversity and Climate Change Gallery

One of the textiles exhibited at the "Hibla ng Lahing Filipino" Gallery

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.

References

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

External links

Media related to National Museum of Anthropology (Manila) at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Museum of the Filipino People: Home to the Anthropology and Archaeology Divisions of the National Museum of the Philippines

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[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.

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