Looking for ideas where to go in the near future? Just in time to mark Museums and Galleries Month this October, museums and art galleries in areas under the National Capital Region (NCR) and other parts of the Philippines have started to reopen their doors with the shift of community quarantine levels to Alert Level 3.

Based on latest guidelines from the IATF, most museums are only accepting FULLY VACCINATED visitors with pre-booked reservations. Minors are still not allowed in indoor attractions and museums. Some museums are operating at a limited capacity. All National Museums are FREE to visit.

Here’s a roundup of some museums and art galleries that have reopened to the public around the country as of October 19, 2021.

National Museum of the Philippines

National Museum of Natural History, Rizal Park, Manila
National Museum of Fine Arts, Rizal Park, Manila
National Museum of Anthropology, Rizal Park, Manila

Intramuros sites and museums

Fort Santiago
Baluarte de San Diego
Casa Manila, San Luis Complex

NHCP Museums

20 of the 27 museums under the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) around the Philippines have also reopened effective October 19, 2021.

NHCP Museo ni Jose Rizal Fort Santiago, Intramuros
NHCP-Museo ni Apolinario Mabini , Polytechnic University of the Philippines Manila
NHCP – Museo ng Katipunan-Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine, San Juan City
NHCP Museo El Deposito, San Juan City
NHCP – Museo ni Manuel Quezon, Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City
NHCP Presidential Car Museum, Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City

Barasoain Church Historical Landmark – Museo ng Republika ng 1899, Malolos, Bulacan
NHCP Museo ng Kasaysayang Pampulitika ng Pilipinas, Casa Real, Malolos, Bulacan
NHCP Museo ni Mariano Ponce, Baliuag, Bulacan
NHCP Museo ni Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Bulacan
NHCP Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo, Kawit, Cavite
NHCP Museo ni Baldomero Aguinaldo, Kawit, Cavite
NHCP Museo ng Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio, Maragondon, Cavite
NHCP – Museo ni Jose Rizal, Calamba, Laguna
NHCP Museo ng Libingan sa Ilalim ng Lupa ng Nagcarlan, Laguna

NHCP- Museo ni Miguel Malvar, Sto. Tomas City, Batangas
NHCP Museo ni Apolinario Mabini, Tanauan, Batangas
NHCP Museo nina Juan at Antonio Luna, Badoc, Ilocos Norte
NHCP Museo ng Pamana at Kasaysayang Boholano, Loay, Bohol
NHCP Museo ni Ramon Magsaysay, Castillejos, Zambales (only for Zambales, Olongapo and Pangasinan residents)

Meanwhile, the following are closed:

NHCP Museum of Philippine Social History, Angeles City
NHCP Museo at Aklatan ni Diosdado Macapagal, Lubao, Pampanga
NHCP Museo nina Marcela Mariño at Felipe Agoncillo, Taal, Batangas
NHCP Museo nina Leon at Galicano Apacible, Taal, Batangas
NHCP Museo ni Jesse Robredo, Naga City, Camarines Sur
NHCP Museum of Philippine Economic History, Iloilo City
NHCP Museo ni Jose Rizal Dapitan, Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte (starting on Saturday, 23 October)

Private museums & art galleries

NOTE: This is a list in progress. If you know of any other museums that have officially reopened, please let me know.

The Dessert Museum, Pasay (with new Squid Game Honeycomb challenges for their reopening)
Manila Ocean Park, Pasay
Destileria Limtuaco Liquor Museum, Manila

Art in Island (Biggest 3D art museum in Asia) Cubao, Quezon City
Pinto Art Museum, Antipolo, Rizal

Casa Santa Museum, Antipolo, Rizal (starting November 2021)
Blanco Family Art Museum, Angono, Rizal

Art Sector Gallery and Chimney Cafe, Binangonan, Rizal
Escudero Private Museum, Villa Escudero, Quezon

Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast, Tagaytay City – open on weekends starting October 23, 2021 (8 am to 5pm)
Museo Orlina Contemporary Art Museum, Tagaytay City
Aguinaldo Shrine and Museum, Kawit, Cavite
Museo De La Salle, Dasmariñas, Cavite