Museo Valenzuela is a museum in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines. It opened on November 6, 1998. It is the city's historical and cultural landmark, named after Pío Valenzuela in 1963. Museo Valenzuela features collections of artifacts depicting the city's past and continuing development. It is also a venue for historical, cultural, and artistic presentations as well as seminars and symposia on national and local issues.
History The original museum of Valenzuela was the house where Pío Valenzuela, a hero in the struggle of freedom against Spain and in whose memory the old town of Polo was renamed, was born and saw the best years of his life. The original house was burned down by the Japanese in 1945 and the first attempts at reconstruction frequently flooded.
The house was reconstructed starting in 2021; this construction was finished and the museum reopened to the public in 2023. The museum was accredited as a museum and gallery by the Department of Tourism in accordance with Republic Act 9593, also known as The Tourism Act of 2009, in January 2024.
Gallery These pictures predate the reconstruction.
See also Valenzuela, Philippines Pío Valenzuela
References
External links
Official website of Valenzuela City