Ayala Museum
A private history and art museum in Makati, famous for its dioramas of Philippine history and its pre-colonial gold collection.
The Ayala Museum sits beside the Greenbelt shopping complex in Makati’s business district. It was founded by the Ayala Foundation and reopened in a new building after renovation. Its signature exhibit is a set of 60 handcrafted dioramas of Philippine history, which trace the country from prehistoric times to independence in 1946, making them an excellent quick introduction to the nation’s past. The exhibit “Treasures of the Ancestors” displays more than a thousand pre-colonial gold ornaments, crowns and belts, all finely crafted. The museum also holds a collection of modern Philippine paintings and trade ceramics. It is closed on Mondays. A visit takes about 1.5–2 hours. Foreign visitors pay admission of a few hundred pesos (check the official website for current prices). Take a taxi from BGC or central Manila.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Bonifacio Global City
- Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
- Cultural Center of the Philippines
- Manila Baywalk
- Paco Park
- SM Mall of Asia
- Malacañang Palace
- National Museum of Natural History