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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.

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