Museo Sugbo
The Museo Sugbo, housed in a former 19th-century provincial jail, tells Cebu's history in chronological order, from the pre-colonial era through WWII.
The museum building was constructed in the 1870s from coral stone as the Cebu Provincial Jail. It was converted into a provincial museum in 2008. Its galleries trace the story of Cebu in sequence: pre-colonial trade and burial customs, Spanish colonization and the arrival of Catholicism, the American period, and the Japanese occupation during WWII and the local resistance movement. Exhibits include archaeological ceramics, old photographs, and historical documents. Admission is around ₱75 to ₱100. The museum is closed on Sundays. It sits northeast of the city center and is easy to reach by taxi.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat, about 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Casa Gorordo Museum
- Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House
- Heritage of Cebu Monument
- Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
- Colon Street
- Plaza Independencia
- Magellan's Cross & Basilica del Santo Niño
- Fort San Pedro