National Museum of Anthropology (Manila)
The National Museum of Anthropology, formerly known as the Museum of the Filipino People, 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, the building formerly housed the Department of Finance. It also houses the wreck of the San Diego, ancient artifacts, and zoology divisions.Current Galleries/Offices
Ground floor
- 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
- Marble Hall
- The San Diego: 500 Years of Maritime Trade
- Garing: The Philippines at the Crossroads of Ivory Trade
Third floor
- Lantaka: Of War and Peace
- Manlilikha ng Bayan Hall
- Lumad: Mindanao
- Faith, Tradition and Place: Bangsamoro Art from the National Ethnographic Collection
- Kaban ng Lahi
- Biyay: Traditional Ecological Knowledge among Philippine Negrito Communities
Fourth floor
- Reception Hall
- 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
