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Established | 1869 |
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Location | Main Building, University of Santo Tomas, Espana Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila |
Coordinates | 14°36′36.7″N 120°59′21.4″E / 14.610194°N 120.989278°E |
Type | University Museum |
Director | Isidro C. Abaño, O.P. |
Website | ustmuseum |
The University of Santo Tomas Museum is the oldest existing museum in the Philippines. It started as a Gabinete de Fisica, or observation room, of mineral, botanical and biological collections in the 17th century. Under the old Spanish educational law the collections were used as classroom materials, especially in Medicine and Pharmacy.