List of museums in Metro Manila

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Metro Manila is home to a number of noteworthy museums and art galleries showcasing its rich history and culture. The following is a partial list of museums and art galleries in the metropolis.

Museum Name Image Location Description
Archdiocesan Museum of Manila 121 Arzobispo Street, Intramuros, Manila Ecclesiastical museum of the history of the Archdiocese of Manila.
Armed Forces of the Philippines Museum Bulwagang Heneral Arturo T. Enrile, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Traditions, culture and history of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. website
Ateneo Art Gallery Rizallibararyjf1878 07.JPG Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City Modern art gallery. website
Ayala Museum AyalaMuseumMakati.jpg Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street, San Lorenzo, Makati Philippine history and art gallery website
Bahay Nakpil-Bautista Bahay Nakpil-Bautista.jpg Quiapo, Manila Historic house museum
Bahay Tsinoy WTMP Foodtrippings A6.JPG Kaisa Heritage Center, 32 Anda corner Cabildo Streets, Intramuros, Manila Chinese and Oriental museum website
Bantayog ng mga Bayani Museum FvfBantayog0013 28.JPG Quezon Avenue near EDSA, Pinyahan, Quezon City Collection of items of the Martial Law period.
Bayanihan Folk Arts Museum Philippine Women's University, Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila Ethnological artifacts of various Philippine ethnic groups and Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company memorabilia.
Casa Manila CasaManilajf1591 12.JPG General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila Spanish colonial history.
CCP Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino Cultural Center Philippines TP.jpg CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Barangay 1, Pasay Museum of performing arts. website
The Museum at De La Salle University De La Salle University hall.JPG 2401 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila Contemporary Filipino arts. website
Escolta Museum Calvo Building.JPG Calvo Building, Escolta Street, Binondo, Manila Museum of the history of Escolta Street.
Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Museum EARIST, Lacson Avenue, Santa Mesa, Manila Memorabilia collection of the late Senate President Eulogio Rodriguez.
The Galeón Bay City, Pasay Maritime museum featuring the Manila–Acapulco galleon trade
GSIS Museo ng Sining Macapagal Boulevard, Financial Center, Barangay 1, Pasay Filipino arts.
Iglesia ni Cristo Museum Iglesia ni Cristo Museum facade Punta Sta. Ana Manila.JPG Punta, Santa Ana, Manila Museum of the history and culture of the Iglesia ni Cristo. Also originally the location of the first local congregation of the Christian denomination.
Iglesia ni Cristo Museum and Gallery INC Central Office, Commonwealth Avenue, New Era, Quezon City Museum of the history and culture of the Iglesia ni Cristo.
Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center UPmuseumjf3028 13.JPG UP Diliman, Roxas Avenue, U.P. Campus, Quezon City Collection of art, stamps and coins. website
Jose P. Laurel Memorial Foundation Museum Roxas Boulevard corner Pedro Gil Street, Malate, Manila Private museum containing memorabilia of the late President Jose P. Laurel. website
Lopez Museum Lopezmuseumfacade2.jpg Exchange Road corner Meralco Avenue, San Antonio, Pasig Philippine art and history. website
Mabini Shrine Mabini Shrine with the PUP Community.jpg Polytechnic University of the Philippines Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila Historic house museum
Macuha Art Gallery Las Pinas City, Las Pinas, Manila Macuha Art Gallery
Manuel Quezon Memorial Shrine Museum Quezon Memorial Circle, Elliptical Road, Pinyahan, Quezon City Contains memorabilia of the late President Manuel Quezon.
Metropolitan Museum of Manila WTMP Team Waka Waka A-7.JPG BSP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Malate, Manila Modern and contemporary visual arts. website
The Mind Museum The Mind Museum in Bonifacio Global City.JPG Third Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Science and technology museum. website
The Money Museum BSP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Malate, Manila Numismatic museum, collection of currencies and coins from the different historical periods. website
Museo ng Katipunan Museo ng Katipunan San Juan.jpg Pinaglabanan Shrine, Corazon de Jesus, San Juan Showcases the contributions of the Katipunan.
Museo ng Makati Museo ng Makati 3.JPG Jose P. Rizal Avenue, Poblacion, Makati Repository of Makati's heritage, historical properties, collections and culture.
Museo Pambata Manilajf0180 05.JPG Roxas Boulevard corner South Drive, Ermita, Manila Museum for children. website
Museo Valenzuela MuseoValenzuelajf 4385 14.JPG Fatima Avenue, Marulas, Valenzuela Repository of Valenzuela's history, culture and heritage.
Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) CSB-SDA1.JPG GF School of Design and Arts Building, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Dominga St, Manila Housed within the stunning architecture of the College of Saint Benilde’s School of Design and Art (SDA), designed by local architect Ed Calma, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) is the only space in Manila and the Philippines that approximates an international contemporary art museum and gallery space.

Located within an art college, MCAD’s programmes are molded in line with the school’s courses: film, fashion design, animation, multi-media, photography, architecture, as well as music production. In step with this, the MCAD produces outstanding exhibitions with world-wide standards by collaborating with professional artists and curators, both local and international.

MCAD provides the experience and exposure to contemporary art works, usually only found outside the country. Its contemporary art exhibitions, projects, as well as other cultural and art-inspired undertakings showcase the possibilities of technology and new media through its internationally-designed programme of contemporary art exhibitions enhanced by an ever-widening educational platform.

Museum of the Filipino People RizalParkjf8110 22.JPG Agrifina Circle, Ermita, Manila Anthropology and archaeology. website
Museum of Philippine Political History Manilajf9373 06.JPG National Historical Institute Building, Kalaw Avenue, Ermita, Manila website
National Museum Museo Pambansa, Manila, Philippines.jpg Padre Burgos Street, Ermita, Manila Natural history and ethnography, art gallery. website
QCX Quezon Memorial Circle, Elliptical Road, Pinyahan, Quezon City Displays the history and culture of Quezon City.
Pasig City Museum Pasig Museum.JPG Plaza Rizal, San Jose, Pasig Repository of Pasig's culture, tradition and history.
Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum PAFMuseumInteriorjf0606 31.JPG Andrews Avenue, Villamor Air Base, Pasay Philippine Air Force life and history.
Philippine Army Museum and Library Philippine Army Complex, Lawton Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig Military museum of the Philippine Army. website
Philippine Science Centrum E-Com Building, Riverbanks Center, Barangka, Marikina Hands-on science museum. website
The Presidential Museum and Library FvfMalacanangManila0087 35.JPG Malacañang Complex, Jose Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila Philippine political history and presidential memorabilia. website
Rizal Shrine Museum Rizal Museum in Plaza Armas, Fort Santiago, Intramuros.jpg Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila Collection of memorabilia of the Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.
San Agustin Church Museum SanAgustinChurch,Manilajf0317 03.JPG General Luna corner Real Streets, Intramuros, Manila Spanish and Filipino religious art and artifacts. website
The Shoe Museum MarikinaCityjf9975 13.JPG Jose P. Rizal Street, San Roque, Marikina Footwear museum, collection of Imelda Marcos shoes. website
UST Museum of Arts and Sciences University of Santo Tomas Main Building - España Boulevard side.jpg España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila Natural history, visual arts, religious images, ethnography. website
UP Museum of a History of Ideas UP Manila Museum of a History of Ideas.JPG Pedro Gil Street cor. Taft Avenue, Manila Natural history
Veterans Federation of the Philippines Museum Veterans Center, Western Bicutan, Taguig Museum dedicated to the Filipino soldiers of World War II. website
Yuchengco Museum RCBC Plaza, Ayala Avenue corner Gil Puyat Avenue, Bel-Air, Makati Filipino and Filipino-Chinese arts. website

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