E-mail: nmuseum@i-next.net
Telephone (632) 527-0213
Fax: (632) 527-0306

The Museum Education Division provides the interface between the National Museum and the public at large. It is involved in all aspects of exhibitions, publications, public and press relations, links with educational and other cultural institutions. It conducts outreach activities, museology training and apprenticeship for curators, museum workers and students. It organizes and coordinates seminars, workshops, conferences, lectures and symposia on museum subjects covered by the National Museum. It also holds slide, film presentations as well as video and CD shows.

It maintains the exhibitions of the National Museum at the main office in Manila, while it takes charge of the corp of docents of the museum that conducts regular tour guiding to the different exhibitions. It also administers to the library and the museum shop.

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EDUCATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM

The division plans, organizes, stages and maintains exhibitions on all disciplines covered by the National Museum in coordination with other divisions concerned.

Guidelines for arranging museum visits

Group Visit Information
1. The National Museum requires that a reservation be made either in writing or by telephone, preferably a week or at least a day in advance, through the office of Mrs. Elenita D.V. Alba, Curator II, Museum Education Division at Room 210, Tel. 5270213.
2. The National Museum may be constrained to cancel without prior notice any reservation when problems occur such as brown-outs or rallies within the vicinity of the building.
3. The National Museum may accommodate as many students as possible at one time from one school, provided that prior arrangement or representation is made with the Museum Education Division.
4. The National Museum shall furnish available information/or brochures on the museum to enable the teachers to acquaint the students about the museum exhibition.
5. At least one hour should be allotted to the museum visit. The group must arrive at the museum not later than 11:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. Museum hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., daily, from Tuesday to Sunday.
6. Teachers and parents or tour guide accompanying their respective classes are requested to maintain discipline and proper decorum among their students.
7. The teachers/students who wish to buy souvenir items may be allowed inside the National Museum Souvenir Shop located at the 3rd Floor lobby.

Rules To Be Observed During The Museum Tour
1. The visiting school group should enter through the main lobbly of the museum on Padre Burgos St., and a representative should register at the reception desk, indicating the name of the school, complete address, school head's name, and number of students/teachers in the group.
2. The students are requested to form two lines during the entire museum tour.
3. Silence must be observed in the galleries and along the corridors.
4. Photographing museum objects may be allowed only with the written permission obtained from the Museum Education Division, Room 210.
5. Smoking and eating are strictly prohibited inside the exhibition galleries, corridors and lobbies.
6. Leaning on the glass must be avoided.
7. Big bags, packages or boxes should preferably be left in the buses or deposited at the check-in counter on the right side of the main lobby with the guard.
8. Students are allowed to take one or two objects for souvenir photographs and not for commercial purposes.

PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM

Museum Education Division writes, edits, prepares for publication scientific and technical manuscripts and popular articles including their illustrations, and coordinates the printing processes. It maintains a free publication exchange program with schools, universities, colleges and other academic institutions. These museum publications are for sale to the public at the Museum Shop. The following are the titles available at the Museum Shop.

Note: List of publications for sale/exchange with corresponding prices.

ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS:

 

MONOGRAPHS

ZOOLOGICAL PAPERS

 

BOTANICAL PAPERS

 

The National Museum  Old Congress Bldg., Padre Burgos St., Manila  Tel. Nos. 5270213 / 5271215;  FAX No. 5270306  Viewing hours:  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m  Tuesday through Sunday  FREE ADMISSION

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