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National Museum

Rizal Park at Padre Burgos St., Manila, Luzon, Philippines
632 527 12 15
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Ranked #20 of 78 attractions in Manila
Type: Museums, Art Museums, History Museums
Owner description: This grand exhibit house features the country's most historic works of culture and national heritage, including the paintings of heralded Philippine... more » Owner description: This grand exhibit house features the country's most historic works of culture and national heritage, including the paintings of heralded Philippine artist Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. « less
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 June 2013

A museum of enchantment with a staf very friendly beautiful and very well maintained, it is a shame for the floor a little old, but all in all very nice and interesting to recommend to all!

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Manila, Philippines
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013

This museum is easy to locate it's in near Rizal park. I went here with my young siblings. I didn't really expect that they would have much fun but they did! I realized that its never too young for kids to appreciate art. I was very lucky too because we went there on a Sunday. Everyone can get to go... More

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KL
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

The National Museum is found near to Rizal Park. You won't find anything that interest you unless you are keen on some old bones and some old sunken treasure. The only worthwhile visit is the air con which was a bonus on a hot day! You can finish seeing within the hour!

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Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

I found my trip to the National Museum to be a great learning experience,. The Museum, though short of funds was well kept, they had dedicated staff looking after the Museum. The Museum pieces where near authentic.

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Marikina, Philippines
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

Housed in the former Senate building built during the Commonwealth era, the National Museum located here is now known as the National Gallery of Art, despite the words "National Museum" written on its facade. Inside are an impressive collection of works from noted Filipino masters like Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo, among others. The paintings are mostly from... More

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Manila, Philippines
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

The National Museum now houses both the GSIS and the current masters collection of the National Museum. What better place to compare and contrast Philippine Masters with each other. There is lack of museum maps and informational captions just to familiarize non-filipino visitors. But the painting collection is quite fun to view. The museum needs to invest in a little... More

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Penang
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

The museum was far from my expectations of a National Museum of Philippines. In the national museum of my birth country we have tens of thousands of artifacts which date 8000-1000 years ago (and some of them even more). In this museum you could not see anything from the past (i.e. before 1700-1800). It contains mostly paintings, sculptures, jars and... More

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Mojacar, Spain
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

We really only went in there to do a Geocache but spent some time wandering around. Unfortunatly there wasnt alot available to see

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Manila, Philippines
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

A must to visit in order to know more of the Philippines history and culture. Paintings, old jars, things from ship wreck, sculptures, etc. are displayed here.

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Quezon City, Philippines
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

What i like about national museum is there layout, the artifacts and the remnants of filipino ancestral are highly restored to show how important it is for every filipinos in the world. Its a good start knowing ones history when you want to live permanently in the country. However, when you visit national museum it will take you time to... More

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