National Museum of the Philippines

This article is about the government organization. For the museum complex in Manila, see National Museum Complex (Manila).

National Museum of the Philippines
Pambansang Museo ng Pilipinas
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"National Museum" and "Pambansang Museo" written in capital letters surmounted by a large Baybayin character "pa". "National Museum" and "Pambansang Museo" are separated by a horizontal line. All the characters are maroon in color.
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Agency overview
FormedOctober 29, 1901[1]
Preceding Agency
  • Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas
JurisdictionPhilippine arts and cultural development
HeadquartersNational Museum of Fine Arts, Padre Burgos Avenue, Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
14°35′12″N 120°58′52″E / 14.58667°N 120.98111°E / 14.58667; 120.98111
MottoNon omnis moriar (Latin)
Annual budget₱537.44 million (2021)[2]
Agency executives
  • Jeremy R. Barns, Director-General
  • Andoni M. Aboitiz, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
Parent departmentDepartment of Education
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Websitewww.nationalmuseum.gov.ph

The National Museum of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Museo ng Pilipinas) is an umbrella government organization that oversees a number of national museums in the Philippines including ethnographic, anthropological, archaeological, and visual arts collections. From 1973 until 2021,[3] the National Museum served as the regulatory and enforcement agency of the government of the Philippines in the restoring and safeguarding of significant cultural properties, sites, and reservations throughout the Philippines. The mandate has since been transferred to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.[4]

The National Museum operates the National Museum of Fine Arts, National Museum of Anthropology, and the National Museum of Natural History, all located in the National Museum Complex in Manila. The institution also operates branch museums throughout the country.

The National Museum also established and operates regional museums across the Philippines: National Museum Eastern-Northern Mindanao (Butuan), National Museum Central Visayas Regional Museum (Cebu City), National Museum Western Visayas (Iloilo City), National Museum Western-Southern Mindanao (Zamboanga City), and National Museum Ilocos (Vigan City), to name a few.

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/nationalmuseumofthephilippines/posts/pfbid02mra9wxvnMgM8yBsEz4uXVWBx7HsW8woZ5rNyL4htakwnGj36ktMrDopNypYLjKo7l [bare URL]
  2. ^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/DEPED/E.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4846, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CULTURAL PROPERTIES PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION ACT"". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "An Act Strengthening the National Museum of the Philippines, Repealing for the Purpose R.A. No. 8492, Otherwise Known as the "National Museum Act of 1998", and Appropriating Funds Therefor". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved November 23, 2022.