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adjacent to the National Museum of Fine Arts building. Built from a neoclassical design by Canadian-American architect Ralph Harrington Doane when he was consulting architect to the Philippine government, the building formerly housed the Department of Finance. It also houses the wreck of the ''

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'', ancient artifacts, and zoology divisions.

Current galleries and offices

Ground floor

*Ifugao House / Courtyard *Office of the Exhibition, Editorial, and Media Production Services Division *Office of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines *Office of the Archaeology Division *Office of the Ethnology Division *Office of the Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Division *National Museum Library

Second floor

*Marble Hall *The San Diego: 500 Years of Maritime Trade *''Garing'': The Philippines at the Crossroads of Ivory Trade

Third floor

Mindanao Bangsamoro Islamic Musical Instruments

*''Lantaka'': Of War and Peace *''Manlilikha ng Bayan Hall'' (National Living Treasure) *''Lumad: Mindanao'' *Faith, Tradition and Place: Bangsamoro Art from the National Ethnographic Collection *''Kaban ng Lahi'' (Archaeological Treasures) *''Biyay'': Traditional Ecological Knowledge among Philippine Negrito Communities

Fourth floor

*Reception Hall (Changing Gallery) *Rice, Biodiversity and Climate Change *''Hibla ng Lahing Filipino:'' The Artistry of Philippine Textiles *''Baybayin:'' Ancient and Traditional Scripts of the Philippines *Entwined Spheres: Mats and Baskets as Containers, Costumes and Conveyors *Office of the Museum Services Division

Fifth floor

*National Ethnographic Collection Repositories

References

External links

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National Museum: Museum of the Filipino People
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Museum of the Filipino People: Home to the Anthropology and Archaeology Divisions of the National Museum of the Philippines
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