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Ayala Museum
The Ayala Museum moved into an impressive new building in 2004. It's now an excellent museum with changing exhibits on Filipino culture, art and history. Recent exhibits included a well-curated one on the proselytising of the early Catholic Church. At the heart of the collection are dozens of dioramas tracing the nation's history. Just as stained-glass windows were a way for churches to engage and educate the masses, so too are these models.
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Bahay Tsinoy
The Bahay Tsinoy features three-dimensional dioramas and a vast collection of photos that shows the role played by the Chinese in the growth of Manila. Present-day Chinese-Filipinos call themselves Chinoys or Tsinoys, hence the museum's name.
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Cultural Centre of the Philippines
Conceived during the era of Imelda Marcos' grand plans for Manila, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) refers to both the vast collection of white elephants on the reclaimed land in the bay and the performing arts centre of the same name. The decaying excess on display here is a fascinating and fitting lasting legacy for the Marcos era.
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GSIS Museo ng Sining
The GSIS Museo ng Sining houses an extensive collection of contemporary Filipino art. On display are paintings, sculptures and tapestries by such famous Filipino artists as Fernando Amorsolo and Hernando Ocampo.
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Memorare Manila
The month-long Battle for Manila between the Japanese and the Americans resulted in the town's destruction, with over 150,000 locals killed. By the end of WWII, the walls of Intramuros were almost all that remained of the once-proud city. The simple but moving open-air Memorare Manila shows before-and-after photos of the battles.
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Metropolitan Museum of Manila
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas oversees the country's monetary affairs. It's also home to the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, which showcases a collection of gold ornaments and ancient pottery plus exciting changing exhibits of contemporary Filipino art.
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Museo Pambata
The Museo Pambata explores Manila through the eyes of kids. Efforts are made to bring everything down to size: there's even a pint-sized jeepney.
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National Museum
The splendid National Museum, also known as the Museum of the Filipino Peoples, has excellent displays on the wreck of the San Diego, a Spanish galleon from 1600, plus lots of artefacts and musical instruments from the pre-Hispanic era.
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National Museum of the Filipino People
The National Museum of the Filipino People houses a vast collection, including the skullcap of the Philippines' earliest known inhabitant, Tabon Man (said by some to actually be a woman), who lived around 24,000 BC. A large section of the museum is devoted to porcelain plates, coins, jewellery etc recovered from the wreck of the San Diego, a Spanish galleon that sank off the coast of Luzon in 1600. Other treasures include a large collection of pre-Hispanic artefacts and musical instruments.
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Planetarium
In the northwest of Rizal Park, the Planetarium stages projections of the stars.
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SaGuijo Gallery
This top music club has a great gallery with works in many different mediums.
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