National Museum of the Philippines – Dumaguete
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Alternative namesDumaguete Presidencia
General information
AddressOld Presidencia Building, City Hall Grounds, Sta. Catalina Street, Poblacion IV
Town or cityDumaguete
CountryPhilippines
Current tenantsNational Museum of the Philippines
Completed1937
Renovated2022
Design and construction
Architect(s)Juan M. Arellano

The Dumaguete Presidencia is a historic building in Dumaguete, Philippines.

The Presidencia was built in 1937 with Juan Arellano as its architect.[1] It is a mixture of indigenous Filipino, Spanish and neoclassical architecture.[1][2] It used to serve as the city hall of Dumaguete.[3]

It was later renovated and converted to a museum particularly as a branch of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP). The NMP Museum opened on November 25, 2022, in a ceremony where a marker recognizing the building as an Important Cultural Property was also unveiled.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Museum opens 14th branch in Dumaguete". Business Week Mindanao. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "National Museum opens 14th branch in Dumaguete". BusinessWorld. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Partlow, Mary Judaline (March 11, 2019). "Nat'l museum to name 'Presidencia' as Important Cultural Property". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Dumaguete Museum Opens; Restored Presidencia Declared As An Important Cultural Property". City Government of Dumaguete. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Standard, Manila (December 5, 2022). "National Museum opens 14th branch in Dumaguete". Manila Standard. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

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