National Museum of Anthropology (Manila)

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.

National Museum of Anthropology

Pambansang Museo ng Antropolohiya (Filipino)
The museum in 2024
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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
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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

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

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  Facade of the National Museum of Anthropology in 2014.
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  Facade of the Museum of the Filipino People (before renovation).
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  A model of an Ifugao house in the courtyard of the building.

See also

• National Museum of the Philippines

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.

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