National Museum of the Philippines – Dumaguete | |
Coordinates: | 9.3052°N 123.3094°W |
Alternate Names: | Dumaguete Presidencia |
Address: | Old Presidencia Building, City Hall Grounds, Sta. Catalina Street, Poblacion IV |
Location City: | Dumaguete |
Location Country: | Philippines |
Current Tenants: | National Museum of the Philippines |
Completion Date: | 1937 |
Est Completion: | --> |
Renovation Date: | 2022 |
Destruction Date: | --> |
Management: | or |
Operator: | or |
Governing Body: | --> |
Architect: | 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]