October’s choice: Visit a museum or gallery

Oct 4, 2013 4:01 PM PHT

Rappler.com

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Here's a map and list of where to go in celebration of Museum and Galleries Month this October

MANILA, Philippines – October is Museum and Galleries Month in the Philippines, by virtue of Proclamation No. 798, signed by President Corazon Aquino on Sept 12, 1991.

Filipinos have the entire month to commemorate it by visiting a museum or gallery. In fact, the National Museum of the Philippines announced that admission is free in all its branches nationwide, including its flagship museums in Manila.

In the map below, we plotted the locations of museums and galleries in Metro Manila. Click on the markers for more details, such as entrance fees, museum hours and telephone numbers.

We also included a list of museums and galleries in the country, as listed by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in its book “A Directory of Philippine Museums 2011”. – Rappler.com