The National Museum has officially declared the sacred painting of the image of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga in Cavite City, including the intangible properties intrinsic to the cultural significance of the painting, as a National Cultural Treasure. (Read more)

The Philippine Post Office Building in Liwasang Bonifacio in the City of Manila is now an Important Cultural Property (ICP). (Read more)

The National Museum warmly received the representatives of the Center for Culture and Arts Development of Bohol on November 16, 2018 whose main objective is to continuously capacitate the cultural workers of the province. (Read more)

Mr. Angel P. Bautista, Acting Assistant Director and Chief Administrative Officer of the National Museum participated in the INTERPOL 10th International Symposium on the Theft of and Illicit Traffic in Works of Art, Cultural Properties and Antiquities held in Hanoi, Vietnam from October 14 to 20, 2018. (Read more)

The Great Earthquake that hit the Visayas on October 15, 2013 has had an impact on all aspects of life in the Philippines, specifically the Province of Bohol, including economy, shelter, arts, religion, transportation, education and health. (Read more)

Mr. Angel P. Bautista, Acting Assistant Director, representing the National Museum turned over the newly restored Parish Church and Convent of San Nicolas de Tolentino to the Diocese of Tagbilaran in Dimiao, Bohol on September 1, 2018 in conjunction with the annual fiesta celebration of the town. (Read more)

he National Museum turned-over the newly restored Santa Monica Parish Church and Convent to the Diocese Tagbilaran in Alburquerque, Bohol on August 27, 2018. (Read more)

The National Museum has officially turned over the old Spanish watchtower in Villalimpia, Loay, Bohol to the local government of Loay on July 23, 2018. (Read more)

The National Museum opened the Bohol Area Museum and Satellite Office locally known as the Old Capitol Building in Tagbilaran City on June 22, 2018. (Read more)

The National Museum held a roundtable discussion regarding the conservation, protection and sustainable management of giant pearls and clams of the Philippines on 18 June 2018 at the recently-opened National Museum of Natural History (Read more)

Director JEREMY R. BARNS and Acting Assistant Director ANGEL P. BAUTISTA of the National Museum (NM), together with Hon. Cabinet Secretary LEONCIO B. EVASCO, JR., Hon. Governor EDGAR M.CHATTO, Hon. Mayor GUMERSINDO M. AROCHA, and His Excellency, Most Reverend ALBERTO S. UY, Bishop of Tagbilaran unveiled the National Cultural Treasure (NCT) marker at the Punta Cruz Watchtower on December 12, 2017 in conjunction with the turn-over ceremony of the aforementioned watchtower to the Municipal Government of Maribojoc. (Read more)

The National Museum led the unveiling of the Important Cultural Property Marker at Santa Monica Parish Church, Bohol Province on August 27, 2014 in conjunction with the town celebration of the feast of Santa Monica. The unveiling was held after the pontifical mass celebrated by Bishop of Tagbilaran, His Excellency Most Reverend Leonardo Y. Medroso. (Read more)

The National Museum hosted the Second Baybayin Conference, the Ancient and Tradition Scripts in the Philippines, at the Ayala Theater, Museum of the Filipino People on August 22, 2014 in conjunction with the nationwide celebration of Buwan ng Wika. The National Museum First Baybayin Conference was held on December 13, 2013 to present the discovery of Monreal Stones found in Ticao Island, Masbate Province to the public. For the second conference, the objectives were to present updates on the studies made on Monreal Stones (Read more)

Architect Augusto Villalon, NM Trustee and Mr. Angel P. Bautista, Acting Assistant Director represented the National Museum in the multi-sectoral meeting with the Diocese of Tagbilaran led by Bishop Medroso and a group of US-based Filipinos and American volunteers in connection with the rebuilding of Bohol heritage churches damaged by last year 7.2 magnitude earthquake. (Read more)

Mr. ANGEL P. BAUTISTA, Acting Assistant Director and Curator II of the Cultural Properties Division participated in Cave Guide Training held in Marinduque Province as lecturer in fields of Archaeology and Paleontology from April 1 to 3, 2014. (Read more)

As part of the National Museum's continuous capacity building in aid of the wildlife enforcement and in the prevention of illicit traffic of cultural properties, staff members of the Cultural Properties and Geology Divisions participated in a 3-day training entitled "Ivory Identification and Marking Techniques" held at (Read more)

The members of the National Cave Committee met in the National Museum Bohol Branch for their 18th national meeting on February 23, 2014. Participated in by representatives from the National Museum, Palawan Council (Read more)

In line with the National Museum's mandate of preserving and protecting cultural properties of the country, the year 2013 saw the list of the National Cultural Treasures and Important Cultural Properties inscribed as among (Read more)

Mr. Angel P. Bautista, Acting Assistant Director and National Museum Osteologist visited Capiz Province to examine the human skeletons that were found at (Read more)

The Galleries and exhibits at the National Art Gallery (NAG) located at the second and third floors of the National Museum at the Old Legislative Building in Padre Burgos St., Manila shall be temporarily closed to the public from August 13 to September 30, 2012(Read more)

This exhibit features the life and works of one of Bohol’s pride: Hermogena “Nene” Borja - Lungay. A master of impressionism in the visual arts(Read more)

The San Nicolas de Tolentino Church Complex and Ermita Ruins in Bohol, popularly known as Dimiao Church, was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum on Friday, July 30, 2011.(Read more)

The National Museum of the Philippines in collaboration with the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. (MFPI) has inaugurated a new, fully renovated room in the National Art Gallery renamed “Museum Foundation of the Philippines HallE(Read more)

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) in collaboration with the National Museum of the Philippines has just released their Third Quarter Topical Issue on Philippine Endemic Lizards. The limited-edition collection is available starting August, through PhilPost, providing a glimpse of the mega-diverse lizard community...(Read more)