Ayuntamiento de Manila

The Ayuntamiento de Manila is a building located at the corner of Andrés Soriano

Avenue and Cabildo Street, fronting Plaza de Roma in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.
Also known as the Casas Consistoriales and also nicknamed as the Marble Palace. The
building now houses the offices of the Bureau of the Treasury.
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Parts of Ayuntamiento de Manila:
The Marble Hall

The Session Hall/ Salla de Sesiones

The Library

Tiny Museum
Reference: https://binibiningvin.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/ayuntamiento-
de-manila/
National Museum of Anthropology

The National Museum of Anthropology formerly known as

the Museum of the Filipino, is a component museum of the National
Museum of the Philippines which houses Ethnological and Archaeological
exhibitions. It is located in the Agrifina Circle, Rizal Park. It is adjacent to
the National Museum of Fine Arts building. It was built in 1916-1918 from
a neoclassical design.
 The Filipinos and Their Rich Cultural Heritage
(Kinahinatnan)

This ethnographic exhibit focuses on the Philippines as aland of

diversity, crossroads, and a tapestry of cultures. The gallery showcases
some regions that have been influenced by migration over the millennia,
while others have developed in relative isolation, locked in by the
roughness of the terrain and adapting to their distinct environment. These
cultural influences, adaptations and response to the environment led to the
emergence of major ethno-linguistic groups with many sub-groups. Having
a common prehistory and background, all ethnic groups in the Philippines
speak languages that belong to the Austronesian family. It is the variety
with adaptive techniques and cultural diversity throughout the archipelago
that make the Philippines unique.

The
architecture of the Ifugao house have many varieties based on the different
Ifugao sub-groups, is reflective of the geography of the region. The heavily
thatched roof serves as protection against the rains and cold weather of the
region. This authentic house is the Ayangan heritage, a sub-group of the
Ifugao people. 
 The Maranao tabu or drum is made of a carved wood with floral motif
all over the body and lies on a carved wooden stand. It has a three-layered
base with a carved pako (fern motif) and kianako (fingernail like) motif. The
drum is used inside the mosque for calling the faithful for prayer, and
symbolizes the gathering of the Muslims to observe their religious
obligation.

The Maranao korsi is a carved wooden chair with a carved niaga

(fern) motif in front and an eagle on top of the backrest. This chair was
collected by Datu Natancup in Lanao del Sur in August 28, 1962 and is
considered as a cultural treasure because of its unique traditional Maranao
okir designs. The korsi is rarely manufactured today and is basically used
as a seat for the kulingtangan player.

Together with the korsi the kulingtang (xylophone) is also a cultural

treasure. It is a Maranao musical instrument with 8 graduated gongs. One
end has three red and orange niaga motif while the other end has the
sarimanok motif. These motifs symbolize Maranao traditional designs that
are combined to produce intricate abstract motif in the form of animals,
plant part or any common object. These motifs are referred to as okir,
which literally means to carve.

Baybayin is a pre-Hispanic Philippine script. It is an alphasyllabary

belonging to the family of the Brahmic scripts. It was widely used in Luzon
and other parts of the Philippines prior to and during the 16th and 17th
centuries before being supplanted by the Latin alphabet during the period
of Spanish colonization
 Hibla ng Lahing Filipino: The Artistry of Philippine Textiles features the National
Textile Collection, the colorful and interesting Philippine traditional textiles from
the collection of the National Museum and from the National Anthropological
Collection and private collections such as those from Senator Loren Legarda, as
well as archival photographs, some dated as early as 20th century. This collection
includes selected rare textiles that depict exceptional craftsmanship of the
Filipinos not commonly found in private collections. Among many fabrics and
other objects, we are displaying usable weaving looms to give proof of the
weavers’ genius in both their ability to keep mental templates of designs and their
technical abilities to create cloth from fibers.