National Museum of the Philippines – Dumaguete | |
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Alternative names | Dumaguete Presidencia |
General information | |
Address | Old Presidencia Building, City Hall Grounds, Sta. Catalina Street, Poblacion IV |
Town or city | Dumaguete |
Country | Philippines |
Coordinates | 9°18′19″N 123°18′34″E / 9.30517°N 123.30938°E |
Current tenants | National Museum of the Philippines |
Completed | 1937 |
Renovated | 2022 |
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]