My Manila

Ever wonder what an underwater archeological dig looks like? This diorama at the Museum of the Filipino People gives us a glimpse. The exc...

The Museum of the Filipino People , an archeological and ethnographic museum, is located in what used to be the Philippine government'...

An illustration of prehistoric man and animals on a wall at the Museum of the Filipino People helps children—and adults—make sense of foss...

The "Planting of the First Cross" by Philippine National Artist for Painting Vicente S. Manansala (b. 22 January 1910, d. 22 Augu...

Known as the Manunggul Jar after the name of the cave in the province of Palawan where it was found, this burial jar was dated to 890–710 B...

I had to wait a bit before getting the photo of the Museum of the Filipino People which I posted the other day because of this group of you...

Last year, I was able to post some detail shots of the old Finance Building, which is now the Museum of the Filipino People . Here is the f...

These are the magnificent friezes, columns and chandelier in the main lobby of the National Art Gallery of the Philippines , which used to b...

Before the Spaniards came and conquered the islands in the 16th century, our ancestors in the big island of Luzon already had a written lang...

The Philippine National Art Gallery , the home of Juan Luna's Spoliarium , is a 1916 American colonial era building which used to be th...

The San Diego was a 16th century galleon, a three-masted trading ship built in 1590 in the province of Cebu by Spanish, Chinese and Filipi...

When the Spaniards arrived in our islands in the 16th century, they discovered indigenous peoples that were well-organized into independent ...

We've all heard about how artists of all kinds can be very emotional and temperamental. It probably isn't true of many artists, but ...

The Spoliarium of Juan Luna (October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899) is perhaps the most famous painting in the Philippine National Art Galle...

The National Museum of the Philippines is currently housed in two neo-classical buildings in the City of Manila. The archeological artifact...

I've already shown several photos of the historic building of the Museum of the Filipino People . Now, let's finally step inside (ye...

I've already shown you the colonnade and porch of the Museum of the Filipino People, which used to be the government Finance Building....

These are the doorways and windows of the Museum of the Filipino People just off the porch created by the colonnade which I posted on Monda...

Built in 1940, the former Finance Building in the City of Manila was designed principally by the Filipino architect Antonio Toledo, who rece...