Museo ng Katipunan

The Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan, founded on 7 July

1892, was a clandestine movement aiming to gain independence from Spain through armed
means. However, its existence was divulged to the Spanish authorities in August 1896.
Determined to overthrow the colonial regime, Supremo Andres Bonifacio led a group of
Katipuneros toward San Juan del Monte on the night of 29 August 1896 and, by daybreak,
attacked the ammunition depot and water reservoir. Armed only with bamboo spears, bolos, and
homemade guns, the Filipino revolutionaries bravely faced Spanish forces despite being
outgunned and inexperienced in war. Though the Katipuneros met a tragic defeat at San Juan
del Monte, their heroism fueled the resolve of other Filipinos in nearby provinces to take up
arms and support the Philippine revolution.

Museo ng Katipunan (transl. Museum of the Katipunan) is a history museum in the city of San
Juan in Metro Manila, Philippines dedicated to the Katipunan. It is situated within the grounds
of the Pinaglabanan Shrine. Lined with innovative and conventional exhibits, the Museo ng
Katipunan tells the story of the clandestine organization of the Filipino revolutionaries. Archival
documents, amulets, cryptic messages, and bladed weapons used by Katipuneros are seen
throughout the Museum. Various artworks—busts, monochrome pastel portraits, and oil
paintings depicting scenes from the revolution—created by renowned Filipino artists are also
displayed. Among the interactive features of the Museum is a holographic image of Andres
Bonifacio and an audio recording of the poem Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa. The entwined lives
of Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto are highlighted by different exhibits like the interactive map
tracing their beginnings in Tondo, Manila, the Kartilya, and the Katipunan Decalogue. In
addition, the Museum houses a stereoscopy room featuring late 19th century photographs, a
library, and an e-learning room.

The Museo ng Katipunan provides an educational approach to understand the Katipunan, its
primary movers, and their actions. Apart from Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, and other
renowned revolutionaries, the Museum honors the valiant efforts of the Katipuneros who fought
for the independence of the Philippines through a Memorial Wall.