National Museum Western Visayas
The National Museum Western Visayas Regional Museum, simply known as the National Museum Western Visayas, is a museum in Iloilo City, Philippines. The museum is housed in the old Iloilo Provincial Jail building, also known as Iloilo Rehabilitation Center, which was built in 1911 and served as the provincial jail of the province until 2006.- Type: Museum
- Description: regional museum in Iloilo City, Philippines
- Also known as: “National Museum of the Philippines - Iloilo”
- Address: Bonifacio Drive, President Roxas, Iloilo City, City Proper, Iloilo 5000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo Iloilo and Iloilo Provincial Capitol.
Museo Iloilo
Museum
Museo Iloilo is a provincial museum located near the Iloilo Provincial Capitol in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is the first government-sponsored museum in the Philippines outside of Metro Manila.
Iloilo Provincial Capitol
Town hall
The Iloilo Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial government of Iloilo in the Philippines. It is located on Bonifacio Drive in Iloilo City Proper, adjacent to the Casa Real de Iloilo, the former seat of the provincial government since the Spanish colonial period.
Arroyo Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arroyo Fountain is a historic monument located in front of Casa Real de Iloilo in Iloilo City Proper, Philippines. The fountain serves as kilometre zero, the benchmark used to measure distances from Iloilo City to other points in Panay Island, the Western Visayas region, and other places in the Philippines. Arroyo Fountain is situated 190 metres south of National Museum Western Visayas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Paz and Iloilo City Proper.
La Paz
Suburb
Photo: Iloilo Wanderer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Paz is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is the third-largest district by geographical area, after Jaro and Mandurriao. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 58,098 people.
Iloilo City Proper
Suburb
Photo: Ryomaandres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iloilo City Proper, also known as Downtown Iloilo or simply Iloilo among locals, is an administrative district in Iloilo City, Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region.
Lapuz
Suburb
Photo: Berniemack, CC BY 3.0.
Lapuz is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is the smallest district by geographical area as well as the least populous district, with 31,603 people in the 2024 census.
National Museum Western Visayas
- Categories: building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Agustin, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.70326° or 10° 42′ 12″ northLongitude
122.56876° or 122° 34′ 8″ eastOperator
National Museum of the PhilippinesOpen location code
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Q121408705
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In Other Languages
“National Museum Western Visayas” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “フィリピン国立博物館西ビサヤ分館”
- Japanese: “国立博物館西ビサヤ分館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and Bethel Temple.
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