Aklan State University

College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences

New Washington, Aklan
Name: MELVIN ALEXIS T. UROT
Course/Year/Section: BCAEd 3B

NARRATIVE REPORT
(VIRTUAL TOUR OF DIFFERENT MUSEUMS)

National Museum of Fine Arts

National Museum of Fine Arts was then

called before as National Art Gallery
located along Padre Burgos Street, Manila.
The building was constructed at the start of
1918. The National Museum of the
Philippines, which was founded in 1998,
owns and operates the museum, which
houses a collection of paintings and
sculptures by classical Filipino artists such
as Juan Luna, Félix Resurrección Hidalgo,
and Guillermo Tolentino.
The National Museum of Fine Arts has the
varieties of artifacts, painting and sculpture
done by our historical and renowned artist. This
virtual tour will focus to the 12 must-see
masterpieces of the Philippine History.
One of the main attractions was Spoliarium by Juan
Luna – a massive oil canvas painting, depicting a sad
and somber scene of spectators eager to take the
spoils and all people seemingly looking for their
sons among dying. This masterpiece of Juan Luna
has been through a journey with suffering of
damage, but then this art was back to its country
home with a lot of restoration and conservation
process after been displayed and exhibit at National
Museum.
El Asesinato Del Gobernador Bustamante or
Assassination of Governor Bustamante was Felix
Resurrection Hidalgo’s famous work. An oil painting
completed at 1853 depicting an actual historical when
governor general Fernando Manuel de Bustamante
having jailed his critics including the archbishop of
Manila, Francisco de la Cuesta provoked an attack by a
mob of friars at his palace in October 1719, killing him
and his son who tried to defend him.
Other material being displayed in the Museum was,
Rizal The Reformist an oil canvas painting by renowned
artist Martino Abellana, La Venganza De Madre or
Mother’s Revenge, La Barca De Aqueronte an oil
canvas paint of Hiladgo, The Portait of Padre Francesco Palliola, Juan Luna’s Portait of a
Lady, Ruins of Legislative building, Planting Rice, Fruit Pickers Under The Mango Tree and
Dalagang - Bukid by Fernando Amorsolo,
At the moment, the old senate hall on the
third level of the building, Carlos “Botong”
Francisco’s last and most monumental work
which entitled “Filipino Struggles Through
History” exhibited and displayed. It a
panoramic work of ten canvases chronicles
the history of the country from pre-colonial
times to the Spanish and American era.

National Museum of Anthropology

National Museum of Anthropology, one of

the four building in the National Museum
Complex in Manila that was built in 1940s
during the American Colonial regime under
Architect Antonio Toledo of the Bureau of
Public Works. This structural building was
open to the public in June 1998, exhibiting
our cultural heritage, giving a deep sense of
pride to the identity as Filipinos. It was then
renamed as National Museum of
Anthropology in 2016 dedicated for the
archeological, maritime and under water
cultural heritage, and ethnographic collection.
This building consists of five floor
levels. The ground floor level houses
the museum library, the offices and the
repositories of the Maritime and
Underwater Cultural Heritage Division.
The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of the
building were the starting point of the
exhibition. And the fifth floor serves as
the repository of National
Ethnographic Collection. Addition to
this was traditional Ifugao house
located at the courtyard of the building.
Starting at the second level is the
Palayok Gallery – the ceramic heritage of the Philippines. One of the collection exhibited was
the Quadragular Burial Jar from Maitum in Saranggani, the Blue-and-White Plate with flying
Elephant design from Palawan, and the Celadon (Light Green Glazed) Jar from Marinduque that
considered as the National Cultural Treasures. Also, The Treasure of San Diego – A
Homecoming Exhibit can be seen in the second floor. The “Manlilikha ng Bayan” which
highlights the work and lives of 13 living treasures, “Lantaka and Bells: of the War and peace”,
Kaban ng Lahi”, and Lumad Mindanao” are all in level three. On the fourth level, we can see
“Baybayin”, which features ancient Filipino script, “Entwined Spheres”, “Rice: Biodiversity and
Climate Change “, which depicts the farmers’ way of life, rice farming practices, the variety of
plants and insects in the field, and the importance of rice conservation, “Hibla ng Lahi”, which
highlights the national textile collection; highlight the different textile collections and
“Pinaseda”, which highlights pineapple and sour cherries.

National Museum of Natural

History

The National Museum of Natural History,

also known as the Pambansang Museo ng
Likas na Kasaysayan, is the Philippines'
national natural history museum. It is
located along Agrifina Circle in Rizal,
Park, Manila.
The Agriculture and Commerce Building
was renamed the Agriculture and
Commerce Building in 1940. It was
designed by Filipino architect Antonio
Toledo in the late 1930s in the neoclassical style and has the same dimensions and floor plan as
its twin building on the circle's northern side, the Finance
Building. Both structures were destroyed during the Battle of
Manila during World War II, but were rebuilt according to the
original plans after the war.
As part of the "International Day of Museums," the National
Museum of Natural History opened its doors to the public on
May 18, 2018. It includes the preserved remains of Lolong,
the world's longest crocodile in captivity, as well as the
unique flora and fauna of the Philippines. We can see the
many land and water resources that we see in Heritage of
Nature in the museum's 12 rooms and five floors.
Whale bones were hung
outside the museum's
entrance. The first gallery
was titled "Philippine
Biodiversity," and the
second was titled "Philippine Geology." Meanwhile,
"Academic and Romantic Art" and "Academic and
Neoclassical Sculpture" are featured in galleries three and
four, respectively. Gallery five contains a variety of forest
types, gallery six contains lowland farmland, and gallery seven contains rocky limestone karsts.
Gallery 8 features freshwater and marshes, while gallery 9 features mangrove forests and
beaches. Furthermore, gallery 10 was dedicated to the Marine Realm, gallery 11 to our natural
inheritance, and gallery 12 to theme exhibitions.

National Planetarium
The National Planetarium, also known as the
National Museum Planetarium, is situated
between the Japanese Garden and the Chinese
Garden in Luneta Park, Manila. Its primary goal is to disseminate astronomical knowledge
through planetarium shows, lectures, demonstrations, exhibitions, and actual celestial
observations. The true-to-life display of heavenly
bodies, which piques viewers' curiosity and
imagination, is one of the Planetarium's unique
features.
In four galleries, there are paintings of
astronomical stories, beliefs, and dioramas of the
Solar System, key constellations, and astronomers.
Among the Planetarium programs available are "A
Planet for Goldilocks," "Hayabusa: Back to the
Earth," and "Journey to a Billion Suns." It is not
only concerned with space, but also with the
underwater environment and the desert.

The museum is a dome-shaped theater with a

special projector that provides a 360-degree view
of the entire space. The GM-15 Goto Planetarium
Projector was funded by the Philippines' Japanese
Reparation Program. There are also exhibits of
replicas of many items used by our forefathers,
such as the Planetarium Projector, which is
considered the planetarium's heart and soul. A
variety of boats are also on display at the
museum. There's also a Planetarium Library on
the premises.

Regional Museum
The Iloilo Provincial Jail was renamed the Iloilo
Rehabilitation Center (IRC) in 1988, and it was used for
incarceration until it was turned over to the National
Museum of the Philippines in 2018 and changed its
name the Western Visayas Museum under a 50-year
usufruct agreement. While being a new museum in the
Western Visayas, this structure houses the Iloilo City
Museum, which contains various items such as Fibers of
various varieties found in the Western Visayas.
Another facility that is considered one of the city's
museum facilities is the Iloilo Museum Complex. A
collection of historical relics can be found at the Museo
Iloilo. This contains the remains of a person whose eyes
and nose had been gold-coated prior to burial. They
were also buried in some of the burial jars. The people
of western Visayas' secondary burial ritual, in which the
deceased are placed in hard wood coffins, was also
included.
These exhibits also include the eye-catching porcelain
bowls and plates discovered inside the british steam ship
that washed up on the shores of Arevalo Iloilo and
discovered by four fishermen. These plates are made of
porcelain, which is a delicate type of glass. Bottles of British beer and British Scotch whisky
were also discovered.
The museum's next exhibit was the Japanese Invasion Moneys (JIM), also known as Mickey
Mouse Money. The Japanese used this currency in the Philippines from 1942 to 1945, when they
were in power. Long arm barrels and heavy weaponry are among the Japanese war weapons in
this collection. We can also see the old-fashioned fabrics known as nipis, which is named after
the type of fabric that can withstand high temperatures. The Guerilla forces' captain, Epifanio
Concepcion's uniform, is also on display. The revolutionary army of Panay's division leader,
General Perfecto Poblador, wields his sword.
The building’s center is a life-size scale of a lady spinning fibers into apparel, such as the
traditional attire of the Filipino’s, which is made utilizing the paghahabi technique.