Bonjour !

Today we went to the National Museum, which is located in Padre Burgos Ave., Manila- somewhere near Luneta (Rizal's) Park. The National Museum has free entrance for the month of May to celebrate the National Heritage Month.

Entering the building, we saw a large statue of Manuel Roxas in the middle of the lobby. Maybe, because the building was the old Legislative building- although, we saw that the old Judiciary, Senate, and Executive were also located there.

The building consists of four floors: first and fourth floor are for authorized personnel only, while the second floor contains Galleries I to XII, and third floor has Galleries XIII to XXVI.

Based on our observation, Galleries I to XII (2nd floor) consist of artworks of the artists during the Spanish Era like Juan Luna, Felix Hidalgo, etc. If you'd like to see a bit of the past, and is interested in History, galleries in this floor would surely amaze you.

Below are some pictures that I have taken on the second floor.

However, if you are more interested in modern art. Then, the third floor is for you.

We were lucky to see the paintings made by Benedicto Cabrera (BENCAB: Appropriated Souls) because today was the last day of his exhibit. His model, Sabel, was, based on what my brother explained, a poor woman. He used Sabel as the model of his different artworks.

Also, we were fortunate enough to see "Jacques Ferrier: A Vision for the Sensual City". Different architectural design ideas of different buildings were shown in this exhibit.

Honestly, we haven't had the time to roam the whole third floor because of the lack of time.

If you're reading this before May 31, 2016, then you could still go to the National Museum while the entrance fee is still free. However, if you plan on going there on another day with a group of people, or as a walk-in, you could go to the National Museum's website or facebook page for more details.