Metropolitan Museum of Manila

Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Location Manila, Philippines
Type Art and history museum
Website http://www.metmuseum.ph

The Metropolitan Museum of Manila (nicknamed the Met) is a museum located within the complex of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas along Roxas Boulevard in Manila, the Philippines. It bills itself as the Philippines' premier museum of modern and contemporary visual arts.

The Bangko Sentral's collection of art and historical artifacts form the bulk of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila's collections, having donated the museum's five permanent exhibitions.

Literature

  • Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200 pages. ISBN 981-4068-96-9. 

External links

Coordinates: 14°33′45″N 120°59′11″E / 14.562406°N 120.986477°E / 14.562406; 120.986477


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