Manila Attractions
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National Museum of the Philippines
The large and comprehensive National Museum of the Philippines
preserves and showcases the cultural, historical and natural
heritage of the islands with collections housed in two different
buildings (within Rizal Park). Exhibits are categorised in
five divisions: art, botany, zoology, geology and anthropology.
Among the many archaeological exhibits is the skull of ‘Tabon
Man’; the oldest human remains found in the archipelago. The
section devoted to the Filipino People includes the preserved
remains and treasures of the San Diego Spanish galleon that sank in
Philippine waters in 1600.
Address: Padre Burgos Street, Rizal Park;
E-mail: nmuseum@i-next.net;
Telephone: (0)2 527 1215;
Opening time: Tuesday to Sunday 9am to 5pm;
Admission: Free
