UST Museum of Arts and Sciences

The University of Santo Tomas Museum is the oldest existing museum in the Philippines. It started as a Gabinete de Fisica, or observation room, of mineral, botanical and biological collections in the 17th century.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Tuesday—Friday: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
    Sunday and public holidays: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: university museum in Manila, Philippines
  • Also known as: “University of Santo Tomas Museum” and “UST Museum”
  • Address: Manila

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miguel de Benavides Library and University of Santo Tomas Hospital.

Library
The , also known as the University of Santo Tomas Library, is the main academic library of the University of Santo Tomas. The library has been in continuous service and its collection antedates the existence of the university itself. is situated 110 metres northwest of UST Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Hospital
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The is a hospital located at the University of Santo Tomas. The hospital has two divisions, a clinical teaching hospital that offers inexpensive medical care for indigent patients and a private hospital for patients with financial means, which is partially used to subsidize the clinical division. is situated 170 metres northeast of UST Museum of Arts and Sciences.

College
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The is the medical school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines. is situated 180 metres north of UST Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sampaloc and University Belt.

Suburb
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is a district of , . It is referred to as the or simply called "U-Belt" for numerous colleges and universities are found within the district such as the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest extant university in Asia…

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The , or the "U-Belt" in short, contains a large cluster of universities and colleges in . The universities in this district draws locals, other Filipinos, and some foreign students.

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is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of . gets its name from a floating plant named; "Kiapo" that grew abundantly around that area.

UST Museum of Arts and Sciences

Latitude
14.61016° or 14° 36′ 37″ north
Longitude
120.98917° or 120° 59′ 21″ east
Open location code
7Q62JX6Q+3M
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Wiki­data ID
Q7875794
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“UST Museum of Arts and Sciences” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “UST Museum of Arts and Sciences”
  • Japanese: “聖トマス大学美術・科学博物館”

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