Museum and Historical

Sites
 National Museum
of Fine Arts
The National Museum of Fine Arts is an art
museum in Manila, Philippines that houses a
collection of paintings and sculptures by
classical Filipino artists. Founded in 1998, it
was formerly known as the National Art
Gallery, and is owned and operated by the
National Museum of the Philippines. It is
located on Padre Burgos Avenue across from
the National Museum of Anthropology. Its
collection includes works by artists such as
Juan Luna, Félix Resurrección Hidalgo and
National Museum
of Anthropology
The National Museum of Anthropology
houses the anthropology and
archaeology divisions of the National
Museum of the Philippines. It was
formerly known as the Museum of the
Filipino People. Its aim is to preserve
the cultural heritage of the Philippines
and to educate others.
 Aguinaldo Shrine
and Museum
The Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine is a national
shrine located in Kawit, Cavite in the
Philippines, where the Philippine
Declaration of Independence from Spain
was declared on June 12, 1898. To
commemorate the event, now known as
Araw ng Kalayaan or Independence Day, a
national holiday, the Philippine flag is
raised here by top government officials on
June 12 each year. The house is now a
 Casa Manila
Located inside Intramuros just opposite the San
Agustin church, Casa Manila is a replica of
Spanish colonial mansion of late 19th century
Manila. It is filled with period furniture and
furnishings of Philippine, Chinese and European
origins.
Wander through the archways and past fountains,
admire the local materials (hardwoods, shells),
view the huge rooms which occupy three floors.
Casa Manila vividly recreates the rich
merchants's way of life in nineteenth century
Manila.
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
Located by Bagac Bay in Bataan, Las Casas
Filipinas de Acuzar is a marvelous historic
resort. Home to almost 40 original Spanish-
Filipino Colonial structures, this historic
treasure is the vision of Jose Acuzar, who
collects, transplants, and restores the heritage
of the Philippines. Known as bahay na bato, the
resort’s collection of Colonial buildings were
chosen for the authenticity of their cultural,
historical, and architectural features.
Balay Negrense Museum
This heritage house-turned-museum reflects
the life of a 19th-century sugar baron right at
the heart of the place where sugar is
synonymous with the name of the place itself –
Negros. Located in Silay City, Negros
Occidental, it is regarded as the first museum
in the land of sugar. You will come across
architectural artefacts, such as antique
furniture and sculptures, rare books, a
Filipiniana dress, and kitchen utensils, that are
also main attractions of the house
Museo Sugbo (Cebu Provincial Museum)
Museum housed inside what was once the
provincial jail of Cebu. It was designed in 1869 by
Don Domingo de Escondrillas, and construction
commenced in 1871. It is said that the huge coral
stone blocks of the Parian Church nearby were
used to build the prison walls after the church
was demolished in the 1870s.
The building itself has a fairly dark history: it has
held members of the Katipunan who fought for
independence from Spain and was also used by
the Japanese secret police to hold and torture
guerrillas during the occupation and later, after
the war, to imprison those who collaborated with
them.
 Casa Gorordo
The Casa Gorordo Museum was originally a
two-storey house built in the mid-19th
century in the historic Parian district of Cebu
City. During the Spanish colonial era, the
Parian district was the most prestigious
section of the city and home to its most
prominent families.
The house was built by Alejandro Reynes y
Rosales and was later bought in 1863 by a
Spanish merchant, Juan Isidro de Gorordo.
Four generations of the Gorordo family
resided in the house from 1863 to 1979.
Among its residents was Juan Gorordo, the
first native Cebuano bishop of Cebu.
Museum of Three Cultures
Museum of Three Cultures is a very interesting and
outstanding site to visit for exploring the archaeological
treasure. This museum exhibits rare antiquities of three
dominant cultures of Lumad, Christian lowland and Moro.
Here visitors can find historically significant brassware,
musical instruments, weapons and many more. Entire
museum is parted into three divisions viz. 'The Kasaysayan'
that exhibits the collection of old photographs, 'Posaka
Maranao' offers the collection of jewelry, textiles, hand
crafts etc and last division is known as 'Rawari' renowned
for exhibiting work of local artists. Here visitors can get an
opportunity to test their hands on musical instruments of
the museum. The major and widely acclaimed attraction of
the museum is the collection of Muslim ceremonial sword
which represents the power of Sultan.
Museum of Three Cultures
Museum of the Three Cultures was built to
preserve the cultural heritage of the three
groups of people generally residing in
Mindanao – the Muslims, Christians, and the
Lumads.
Its three art galleries showcase the unique
soil paintings from the Talaandig tribe from
Bukidnon, Mindanao, ceramics, life-size
ceremonial Maranao swords, and the pangao,
a huge four-poster bed intentionally built to
hold the whole family of the sultan.