San Agustin Museum

San Agustin Museum in Manila offers a glimpse into the past that takes one back into time. The Manila San Agustin Museum is located in the Intramuros or the walled city.The museum is an adjunct of the San Agustin Church that is a World Heritage Site. San Agustin Church in Manila is one of the oldest surviving churches in Manila. The church was constructed in 1587- 1604 and also has the distinction of not being destroyed when Intramuros was destroyed.

The San Agustin Museum is square in shape and has a huge courtyard in the center. In the Sala De La Capitulacion of the museum one would find church artifacts, statues. This room is also popular as it was here terms of surrender to the Americans were drafted.

In the Sacristy of the San Agustin Museum one would find statues and paintings that includes the gold niches made in the 17th century. The Refactory section was the place where the priests used to meals and now has become a mausoleum. In the San Pablo Hall of the San Agustin Museum one will get to see the paintings and a scaled model of the San Agustin Church and the Museum. The San Agustin Hall showcases pictures of the churched built by the Augustinians throughout Philippines.

Adjacent to the San Manila's San Agustin Museum is the Father Blanco's Garden. Father Blanco studied plants and his pursuit was medicinal plants. He even went ahead and wrote a book called Flora de Filipinas and published it in 1883.

With the Intramuros being destroyed the San Agustin Museum and the Church are a repository of the past. It has become an artistic treasure house that illustrates the richness of the Philippine history and culture. The San Agustin Museum in Manila opens daily at 8 am till 12 pm.

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