Museo Iloilo (Iloilo Museum)
Museo Iloilo (Iloilo Museum)
Museo Iloilo (Iloilo Museum)
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Jay Santos
Makati, Philippines1,318 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Just take a picture of the colorful façade and Brutalist building.
Paying 50 pesos per person is not really worth it. Visit the adjacent Old Provincial Jail (Wester Visayas National Museum) instead.
Paying 50 pesos per person is not really worth it. Visit the adjacent Old Provincial Jail (Wester Visayas National Museum) instead.
Written 2 June 2024
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Proud_Gay
Iloilo City, Philippines3 contributions
Nov 2011 • Solo
Love this unique museum with its attractive architecture and inside is a collection of arts, artifacts and exhibits that tell the colorful history of the province.
Written 20 September 2012
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Giovanni P
Philippines91 contributions
Apr 2012
The Museo Iloilo has showcase the Illongo artifiacts. You could see the religious icons and artificats being preserved by this Museum. Illongo's should promote this because it is cultural heritage. Although the place is somewhat dusty and needed some constant cleaning to have it presentable to local and foreign tourists.
Written 21 April 2012
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Frederick Evans
Iloilo City, Philippines92 contributions
Mar 2017 • Solo
this is a place where I really recommend first time travelers to Iloilo to go to, accessible with minimal gratuity, you can see and experience the rich culture, history and past of the great kingdom which was Iloilo. there are lots of collections featured in the museum from Vita Jamandre, Antonio Hechanova, Ofelia Jardenil (an aunt of mine), and Marianito Cacho.
experience the rich past, and enjoy your stay in Iloilo!
experience the rich past, and enjoy your stay in Iloilo!
Written 2 July 2017
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April D
Cebu City, Philippines97 contributions
Jan 2017 • Family
Museo Iloilo is one of the tourist attractions of the highly urbanized city. It exhibits historical artifacts and present day artworks by Ilonggos. When I was in 1st year high school, I remembered when my classmates debated about this Mickey Mouse money used during the World War II, now I finally saw how it looks like. Several corners of the museum takes you back to the past and makes you say "ah, kaya pala", "ah, ito pala yun". It'll make you dig your roots. Entrance fee is Php50.
Written 10 March 2017
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Melanie V
Iloilo City, Philippines3 contributions
Sept 2014 • Business
Inside of the Iloilo Museum have a lot of antiques and prehistoric displays. It was an educational tour when I visited and roamed around inside the Iloilo museum. It was a pleasant to me to explore inside the Iloilo museum.
Written 28 August 2015
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HAZELoftheNORTH
Chicago, IL127 contributions
June 2013 • Couples
THIS IS NOT A MUSEUM. IT IS A MUSTY, NON-AIR CONDITIONED, ONE-ROOM BUILDING FULL OF CRAP.
Visited June 2013. I was ashamed and sorry I brought my American husband and his parents here. I had good childhood memories of this place (it used to be air conditioned and well-maintained) so I could not wait to go here and show them the history of Iloilo. Sad to find this place in a neglected condition.
Whatever is displayed here is arranged with no rhyme or reason. There is a display of WWII Japanese money next to a display of Aeta (indigenous people of the Philippines) paraphernalia. There are also art displays of a painter. Huh? Displays were not done chronologically nor by subject matter. Who manages this place?
My father-in-law paid for our entrance fee and the guy taking the money pretended he did not have change. He told my father-in-law to come back in a few minutes. My father-in-law returned to the guy's desk a few minutes later and the guy did not give the right amount of change. I came by and talked to him in Illonggo and he pretended that he miscounted. Yeah, right! He said to wait a few more minutes for them to get change. Were they expecting for us to forget to get the change and they'd pocket it? Ridiculous! I eventually insisted to give us the correct change.
Do not come here. People who work here are thieves who think they can feign ignorance and take money from foreigners. I was so proud to introduce my in-laws to my Filipino culture until we came here. They thought Filipinos were friendly and nice. They eventually found out that Filipinos are not immune to being cheaters as well.
Do not visit this place.
Visited June 2013. I was ashamed and sorry I brought my American husband and his parents here. I had good childhood memories of this place (it used to be air conditioned and well-maintained) so I could not wait to go here and show them the history of Iloilo. Sad to find this place in a neglected condition.
Whatever is displayed here is arranged with no rhyme or reason. There is a display of WWII Japanese money next to a display of Aeta (indigenous people of the Philippines) paraphernalia. There are also art displays of a painter. Huh? Displays were not done chronologically nor by subject matter. Who manages this place?
My father-in-law paid for our entrance fee and the guy taking the money pretended he did not have change. He told my father-in-law to come back in a few minutes. My father-in-law returned to the guy's desk a few minutes later and the guy did not give the right amount of change. I came by and talked to him in Illonggo and he pretended that he miscounted. Yeah, right! He said to wait a few more minutes for them to get change. Were they expecting for us to forget to get the change and they'd pocket it? Ridiculous! I eventually insisted to give us the correct change.
Do not come here. People who work here are thieves who think they can feign ignorance and take money from foreigners. I was so proud to introduce my in-laws to my Filipino culture until we came here. They thought Filipinos were friendly and nice. They eventually found out that Filipinos are not immune to being cheaters as well.
Do not visit this place.
Written 10 April 2014
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LGR_1118
Manila, Philippines501 contributions
Oct 2012 • Family
The museum is right in the heart of Iloilo city, so if you're in the area, it's worth a visit, especially if you enjoy going to museums. It's not a huge one but it's well-taken care of and collection is small yet notable. Entrance fee is P25.
Visit the website for upcoming exhibits.
Visit the website for upcoming exhibits.
Written 25 October 2012
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Li D
Manila, Philippines22 contributions
June 2018 • Friends
It’s nice how they are able to preserve things so the younger generation can appreciate them also and not just read them from books. The students who act as hosts were very accommodating and knew their facts well !
Written 18 June 2018
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kripips
Baguio, Philippines6 contributions
May 2018 • Solo
If you would like to know more about the colorful history of Iloilo,Museo is the place to go.Our tour guide was very nice and helpful,although I must admit that he needs to brush up a bit more when it comes to the places of interest and history.I do hope the Local government does something to improve it..
Written 24 May 2018
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marctabinas
Iloilo City, Philippines
Hi! Wt tym are u opening today sunday aug 12, 2018
Written 12 August 2018
Hi1 How much is the entrance fee on weekends for students and adults? Thanks.
Written 23 October 2017
rptablazon
Iloilo City, Philippines
Hi, I want to know until what time the museum opens for visitors?
Written 3 April 2017
They are open 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday and closed on the weekends.
Written 12 April 2017
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