Partners
Initially established as the Concerned Citizens of the National Museum (CCNN) in 1986 and transformed into the Museum Foundation of the Philippines in 1996, the organization has held office on the ground floor of the Museum of the Filipino People for over sixteen years. As MFPI programs aim at deepening the cultural experience for Filipinos, it does some of this in conjunction with the National Museum, such as with the creation of the Museum Foundation Hall in the National Art Gallery and the launch of the Sabado sa Museo lecture series as a means of broadening museum audiences on the weekends.
About the National Museum of the Philippines
The National Museum of the Philippines, established in 1910 as an ethnography and natural history museum, remains the premier repository of the country’s natural and cultural heritage. Among the many displays, the galleries devoted to the San Diego galleon merit special mention. Porcelain plates, coins, jewelry, armaments and other artifacts recovered from the sunken battleship present revelatory glimpses of seventeenth-century life. The Story of the Filipino People is also an important attraction for visitors. The American architect Daniel Burnham designed the present building (formerly the Congress Building), which houses the arts, natural sciences and other support divisions. It stands adjacent to the Museum of the Filipino People (formerly the Finance Building), which houses the Anthropology and Archaeology Divisions.
National Museum of the Philippines
Members of the Board of Trustees
Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr.
Chairman
Sen. Pia S. Cayetano
Chairman, Senate Committee on Education
Member, Ex-Officio
Jeremy Barns
Director, National Museum
Member, Ex-Officio
Felipe de Leon, Jr.
Chairman, National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Member, Ex-Officio
Cong. Kimi S. Cojuangco
Chairman, House Committee on Education
Member, Ex-Officio
Marinella K. Fabella
Member, Private Sector
Fr. Rene Pio B. Javellana
Member, Distinguished Historian
Maria Isabel Ongpin
Member, Private Sector
Felice P. Sta. Maria
Member, Private Sector
Benito S. Vergara
Member, Distinguished Filipino Scientist
Augusto Villalon
Member, Private Sector
Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Jr.
Member, Private Sector
The National Museum of the Philippines complex is comprised of four buildings: The Museum of the Filipino People (former Finance Building) on Finance Road, Teodoro Valencia Circle, Rizal Park, the National Art Gallery (former Legislative Building) on P. Burgos street, Metro Manila, the Natural future History Museum (former Tourism Building), and the National Planetarium on Rizal Park. To know more, visit their website, www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph.
Calendar
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Lectures and Fellowships
Usapang MaArte | Banig Encounters: Mats from Magellan Expedition in 1521 to the Banig Exhibition in 2019 Portugal
November 23 / Thursday / 12:00 am
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Cultural Study Tours
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Special Events
Usapang MaArte | Banig Encounters: Mats from Magellan Expedition in 1521 to the Banig Exhibition in 2019 Portugal
November 23 / Thursday / 12:00 am
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Art in the Park / MaARTE Fair
Art in the Park 2020
July 31 / Monday / 12:00 am
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