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| Coordinates | 14°35′13″N120°58′52″E / 14.5869°N 120.9812°E /14.5869; 120.9812 |
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| Type | Art museum |
| Public transit access |   Central TerminalUnited Nations 6 17 Manila City Hall |
| National Museum of the Philippines | |
Building details | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Padre Burgos Avenue,Rizal Park,Manila,Philippines |
| Construction started | 1918 |
| Completed | July 16, 1926 |
| Renovated | 1950 |
| Destroyed | February 1945 (rebuilt 1950) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Ralph Harrington Doane Antonio Manalac Toledo Juan M. Arellano |
| Civil engineer | Pedro Siochi y Angeles |
| Main contractor | Pedro Siochi and Company |
TheNational Museum of Fine Arts (Filipino:Pambansang Museo ng Sining[1][2]), formerly known as theNational Art Gallery, is anart museum inManila, Philippines. It is located onPadre Burgos Avenue across from theNational Museum of Anthropology in the eastern side ofRizal Park. The museum, owned and operated by theNational Museum of the Philippines, was founded in 1998 and houses a collection of paintings and sculptures by classical Filipino artists such asJuan Luna,Félix Resurrección Hidalgo andGuillermo Tolentino.[3]
Theneoclassical building was built in 1921 and originally served to house the various legislative bodies of the Philippine government. Known as theOld Legislative Building (also theOld Congress Building), it was the home of the bicameral congress from 1926 to 1972, and thePhilippine Senate from 1987 to 1997.
The building was originally designed by the Bureau of Public Works (precursor of theDepartment of Public Works and Highways) Consulting Architect Ralph Harrington Doane[4] and Antonio Manalac Toledo in 1918, and was intended to be the future home of theNational Library of the Philippines, according to thePlan of Manila ofDaniel H. Burnham.[5] Meanwhile, a Capitol building for thePhilippine Legislature (established on October 16, 1916) was to rise on Wallace Field, just south of the library (the location is now María Y. Orosa Street inRizal Park). Instead, the Philippine Legislature decided to move into the Library building in 1926, and changes to the building's layout were done accordingly by architectJuan M. Arellano.[5] It was built under the supervision of thearchitecture firm ofPedro Siochi and Company and the building therefore became known as theLegislative Building. The Second Regular Session of the7th Philippine Legislature was formally opened on the inauguration of the building on July 16, 1926, in the presence of Governor-GeneralLeonard Wood, then Senate PresidentManuel L. Quezon, House SpeakerManuel Roxas, and ColonelCarmi A. Thompson, envoy of PresidentCalvin Coolidge of the United States.[4] It was concurrently the headquarters of the National Library from 1928 to 1944.
In 1935, theCommonwealth of the Philippines was proclaimed, and the inauguration ofPresidentManuel L. Quezon was held outside the building. The building became home of theNational Assembly of the Philippines, and it was subsequently known as theNational Assembly Building. In 1940, the National Assembly was replaced by a bicameralCongress of the Philippines, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate occupied the upper floors while the House occupied the lower floors. The building would serve as home of the Commonwealth Congress until 1945.
DuringWorld War II, American forces shelled the building during theBattle of Manila in 1945 to flush out Japanese forces who had turned it into a stronghold.[6] Most of the structure was beyond repair, except for the still-standing central portion.[7] With the inauguration of theRepublic of the Philippines in 1946, the building was reconstructed to be the home of Congress. It was rebuilt by the U.S. Philippine War Damage Corporation to the same dimensions but with less interior and exterior ornamentation.[4] Reconstruction began in 1949, while the Congress moved back the same year. The two wings of the building were completed in 1950.[7] The building was rebuilt mostly from memory, with the aid of a few remaining blueprints.
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The building became known as theCongress Building, and continuously served as home of theCongress of the Philippines until 1972 with thedeclaration of martial law. The Congress was effectively dissolved, and the building was padlocked. For a short time, the building became home of the offices of thePrime Minister of the Philippines, a position established under the 1973Constitution of the Philippines, on the fourth floor, theOmbudsman on the third floor, theNational Museum on the second floor, and theSandiganbayan on the ground floor.[4] The building was called theExecutive House for the duration of that time.
TheCongress of the Philippines was reestablished with the ratification of the 1987Constitution of the Philippines. While theHouse of Representatives moved to theBatasang Pambansa Complex in Constitution Hill,Quezon City, theSenate used the original Congress Building for their plenary sessions.
The Senate would use the Congress Building until May 1997, when it moved to theGovernment Service Insurance System Building on reclaimed land onManila Bay inPasay. The former office of the Prime Minister was taken as the Office of theVice President.
The building was then turned over to theNational Museum of the Philippines in 1998.
On September 30, 2010, theNational Historical Commission of the Philippines declared the building as a "National Historical Landmark" by virtue ofResolution No. 8 (dated September 30, 2010).[5] A marker commemorating the declaration was unveiled on October 29, 2010.[5]
The museum contains a number of important works, including:
National Fine Arts Collection
Other collections
Ang Ilocos Caravan ay bahagi ng Philippine Center New York Collection. Ito ay kasalukuyang naka eksibit sa Gallery XXVII-XXVIII, ika-apat na palapag ng Pambansang Museo ng Sining.
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