Welcome to the UST Museum - at the forefront in the promotion of Cultural Heritage in the Philippines.

WHAT'S NEW

Welcome Freshmen!
June 04, 2013

2013 Summer Art Workshop at the UST Museum
April 29, 2013

UST Museum Summer Schedule for 2013
March 25, 2013

Recitals 2013
March 08, 2013

2013 On-the Spot Painting Competition and Exhibition
February 15, 2013

VISITOR INFORMATION

Hours of Operation

Tuesday to Saturday
8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m

Closed on Public Holidays and University Holidays.

Admission Charges

Thomasians: Free of charge upon presentation of UST I. D. or Alumni Card.

Non-Thomasian Professionals: PHP 50.00
Non-Thomasian Students: PHP 30.00

QUICK FACTS

The UST Museum is located in the Main Building, the first earthquake-resistant structure in the country. It is built in 40 separate pieces, with the gaps filled in with tar and gravel.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

• Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas – The Catholic University of the Philippines

• Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics

• UST Graduate School

UST Museum - At the forefront in the promotion of cultural heritage in the Philippines

The University of Santo Tomas Museum, the oldest existing museum in the Philippines, started as a "Gabinete de Fisica," an observation room of mineral, botany and biology collections in the 17th century. Under the old Spanish educational law the collections were used as classroom materials for Medicine and Pharmacy and other Science courses.

The university is proud of the museum’s vast collection. Preserved for over three hundred years in the Main Building, the collections then grew with the inclusion of significant cultural objects and artifacts.

Natural History Collection

The section on Natural History is the most popular among the visitors to the Museum, especially the students. The section’s highlight is the diorama of Philippine fauna, containing stuffed specimens of animals indigenous to the Philippines. Many of the University’s specimens are either endangered or already extinct, rendering the collection very valuable not only to naturalists and students, but to anyone interested in the natural treasures of this country.

Paskong Pampamilyang Pilipino

The University of Santo Tomas Museum in collaboration with Metrobank Foundation and the Council of Interior Design Educators (CIDE) will mount an exhibit entitled “PASKONG PAMPAMILYANG PILIPINO” from November 26, 2013 until December 19, 2013 at the Main Gallery of the UST Museum, Mezzanine Level, Main Building, Espana Blvd., Sampaloc, Manila. The exhibit showcases eight interior design vignettes styled and designed by faculty members from eight CIDE member schools from the National Capital Region embodying eight Filipino family virtues and values upheld during the Christmas season. The exhibit is the first time that the UST Museum, the Metrobank Foundation and CIDE will collaborate to bring to the viewers a different kind of exhibit aiming to create a renewed awareness on Filipino values and virtues observed during the Christmas celebration.

SUPPORT THE MUSEUM

The preservation of the UST Museum’s collections from the ravages of time can only be made possible with the help of our generous friends and benefactors who share our vision and concern for our national treasures.