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Massive museum with collections of Filipino fine art, archaeology, botany, natural history & more.
The National Museum of Fine Arts, formerly known as the National Art Gallery, is an art museum in Manila, Philippines. Located on Padre Burgos Avenue on the eastern side of Rizal Park, opposite the National Museum of Anthropology, it is owned and operated by the National Museum of the Philippines. Opened in 1998, the museum houses paintings and sculptures by prominent Filipino artists, including Juan Luna, Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, and Guillermo Tolentino.
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Stately, neoclassical museum housing a broad collection of Filipino cultural materials & artifacts.
Almost a twin of the former Finance Department headquarters nearby, this Neoclassical building is a prominent feature of the eastern end of Rizal Park. The colossal statue of Lapu-Lapu - a fairly recent addition to the park - stands between the two buildings, and the giant relief map of the Philippines is just a short walk away.
See Asia's first botanical garden, opened on the late 1850s, renamed after John C. Mehan, the park superintendent.