Old Iloilo Provincial Jail
“Masubo matuod ang dili angayan. Provincial Jail ang amon guinsudlan. Pader nagalibot, sa kilid magtimbang. Rehas nga salsalon ang amon pwertahan,” excerpts from a popular song often heard on the radio detailing the pains and pangs of inmates inside the Iloilo Provincial Jail. Once a witness to the hardships of Ilonggos who had ‘brushes with the law’, it now stands witness to the history of Iloilo as the regional extension of the National Museum of the Philippines.
- Habol Panay: The Woven Artistry of Western Visayas (Opened 2019)
- Geology and Paleontology Exhibition Hall (Opened 2020)
Other notable displays include the stone sculptures of Panay; the replica of the work of National Artist for Visual Arts (Painting) J. Elizalde Navarro titled Ang Bulawan nga Sandok; the work of renowned sculptor Anastasio Caedo, the original statue of former President Manuel Roxas; the gemstones of Antique; and the Pagbanhaw Touring Exhibition highlighting the museum’s heritage and reconstruction program in the Visayas.