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Facade of the National Museum of Anthropology in 2014.
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Facade of the Museum of the Filipino People (before renovation).
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A model of an Ifugao house in the courtyard of the building.
The National Museum of Anthropology (Filipino: Pambansang Museo ng Antropolohiya), formerly known as the Museum of the Filipino People (Filipino: Museo ng Lahing Filipino), 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.
Pambansang Museo ng Antropolohiya | |
Location within Rizal Park National Museum of Anthropology (Manila) (Manila) National Museum of Anthropology (Manila) (Philippines) | |
Coordinates | 14°35′07″N 120°58′51″E / 14.58528°N 120.98083°E |
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Type | Anthropology museum |
Public transit access | United Nations |
National Museum of the Philippines | |
Built c. 1916–1918 from a neoclassical design by Canadian-American architect Ralph Harrington Doane when he was consulting architect to the Philippine government,[1] the building formerly housed the Department of Finance.[2] It also houses the wreck of the San Diego, ancient artifacts, and zoology divisions.