An impressive collection of Iloilo’s cultural heritage which includes stone age native pottery; fossils; jewelry; burial sites; trade pottery from China, Annam and Siam; era photos. Mementos and war relics; a British sunken ship; Spanish-era Filipino sculpture; and modern art done by Ilonggo artists and craftmen.
Museo Iloilo, the first gov’t sponsored museum outside Metro Manila, was designed by Ilongo architect Sergio Penasales.
Museo Iloilo’s permanent exhibit covers the cultural history of Western Visayas from prehistory to contemporary history. Inside is the carbon-q4 dated fossils, the swords and spears of the Mondo tribe of Panay, and the permanent exhibit showing an Ati family.
What could surprise any visitor is the santo entiero or the dead Christ with a white hanky around its head. It looks so much like a preserved body of a dead person especially with the shriveled skin at its shoulders.
Other artifacts are statues, reliefs (one of a female saint holding her lopped-off breast), crosses, weapons of the Mondos (descendants of pre-Malay Indonesians), burial urns, blue and white ceramics, prehistoric tools, a tableau of the Last Supper and other things of interest that have made this museum stake a claim on being the best outside Metro Manila.
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Museo Iloilo is found in Bonifacio Drive, just beside the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and the Department of Tourism Regional Office. Entrance Fee is P5.00
Can we feature also the collections of Mrs. Dellota from Jaro? These collections of santos, jars, jewelries and old cabinets are museum worthy.
Hello,
I am trying to get a picture (jpeg) of Iloilo govenor Mariano Arroyo (1929?).
Any help?
Thanks,
Chris
I have some historical artifacts here in the USA, which were gifts of Bishop Aglipay to two American Labor organizers in the 30′s. I would like to know who to contact at the museum, as the organizers’ son would like me to personally deliver them. Can you please post contact info for the museum? Thanks!
pls check dyan sa iloilo history saan mahahanap ang name na atu magahong, sa amin kasi sa hilongos leyte, ilongo tribe ang unang mga nanirahan, accedetally napadpad sila sa hilongos leyte dahil sa malaysian war yata. ng dumating ang mga spaniards bininyagan siya ng Manuel Manicar. thank you
Have a nice day!!! just wanna ask about the policy because I was planning to visit the museo iloilo maybe next week….
thank you
….. now the museum doesnt look a museum any more.
… the maintainance is very low
… when i visited it last 2 days ago
…. it looks so dirty, spider web is every wer..
some artifacts did not have a good attention
of taking care of it..
plastic are everywhere..
it’s so slummy,,,
please do some action on it!
it’s beautiful in the outside and its so very ugly messy in the inside…
tnx! govt! make ur move!!
Im looking for a very old photo in your museum’s collection . . . the photo was taken during the spanish american war . . . i was wondering if such photos still exist in your current collection of artifacts???
how can we get a copy of the writeup on the communication equipment that contacted General McArthuer and a photo
thank you