I HAVE a few list of museums that I wanted to visit in Manila but considering the time and traffic (and budget haha), my dear friend Vjoy and I decided instead to start touring our very own National Museum for our day’s itinerary.
My day off was on a Sunday during my stay in the metro which was just right since it exactly fits with the museum’s visiting schedule that falls every Tuesdays to Sundays. The museum has also been officially declared as “permanently free” for visitors which is a huge plus!
After going to Church and eating lunch, we first went to the Museum of the Filipino People, a branch of the National Museum which mostly features artifacts from the different periods and areas in the country.
Some of the collections that we saw there include the San Diego exhibit gallery which features recovered cannons, old helmets, boat models and more; the Five Centuries of Maritime Trade which features artifacts from merchant sailors mostly recovered from sunken ships before the coming of the Spaniards; and a collection of preserved birds and different rice varieties here in the country.
After that, we walked to the main museum building which is the National Art Gallery that holds both old and new art pieces from different Filipino artists. Upon our entry, we first went to the Spoliarium Hall and we were in awe of Juan Luna’s masterpiece, Jose Rizal’s artworks, sculptures, painting materials, and things of significant people in history.
Our feet were sore from too much walking that day but we tried our best to check out all the galleries in both museum branches and made use of our time by going around the museum until their closing hour at 5p.m.
Both Vjoy and I just spent the afternoon by always saying “wooow!” during our tour and recalling our history lessons. Truly our country has a lot to offer especially when it comes to art. I can’t wait to explore more museums soon!
Special thanks to Vjoy for taking me here and for the wonderful photos of our day’s trip featured in this article.
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