Lesson 14 - The Philippines National Museums

Question 1

National museum category

Answer 1

• national museum of fine arts
• national museum of anthropology
• national museum of natural history
• regional, area and site museums
• national planetarium

Question 2

is home to 29 galleries and hallway exhibitions comprising of 19th century Filipino masters, national artists, leading modern painters, sculptors, and print markers.

Answer 2

National Museum of Fine arts

Question 3

stages the Philippine ethnographic and terrestrial and underwater archaeological collections narrating the story of the Philippines from the past, as presented through artifacts as evidence of its pre-history.

Answer 3

National museum of anthropology

Question 4

houses 12 permanent galleries that exhibit the rich biological and geological diversity of the Philippines

Answer 4

National museum of natural history

Question 5

Situated at the center of the national museum of natural history is a _____ structure that proudly connects all the unique ecosystems in the Philippines

Answer 5

Tree of life

Question 6

There are ___ NMP-run museums outside of the national capital region.

Answer 6

16

Question 7

was established to disseminate astronomical information through various platforms and technology

Answer 7

National planetarium

Question 8

The ethnoastronomy exhibition is divided into six sections, namely:

Answer 8

• the cosmic timeline
• cultural astronomy
• Philippine night sky
• time reckoning
• farming and hunting
• seafaring and navigation