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IN celebration of International Museum Day 2025, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) unveiled a historical marker at the renovated Sentinel of Freedom Monument in Liwasang Rizal, located at the southern section of the Rizal Park Complex.
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY In celebration of the International Museum Day 2025, the National Museum of the Philippines unveiled a historical marker at the Sentinel of Freedom Monument in Liwasang Rizal. PHOTO FROM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES
The event also marked the reopening of the main gates at Maria Orosa Street, closed since 2021. It now offers direct access to the National Museum Complex from Maria Orosa Street and Rizal Park – Luneta.
Visitors were welcomed through the gate to explore Liwasang Rizal and join this year's International Museum Day activities.
NMP Board Chairman Andoni Aboitiz and Director-General Jeremy Barns led the unveiling ceremony. They were joined by National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chairman Regalado Trota Jose Jr. and Executive Director Carminda Arevalo; National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chairman Victorino Mapa Manalo; National Parks Development Committee Deputy Executive Director Jezreel Gaius Apelar; and former Senator and Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon.
The new marker commemorates the revised foundation date of the National Museum, which the NHCP reviewed and approved in 2022.
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The Sentinel of Freedom Monument became part of the NMP in 2019 through Republic Act 11333. Built under the initiative of the Department of Tourism, the 11.14-meter-tall figure stands as a tribute to the intertwined legacies of Lapulapu and Dr. Jose Rizal.
This unveiling on International Museum Day also underscored the National Museum's role as a guardian of Filipino heritage.
Through exhibitions, research, public programs, and preservation of national collections, the NMP aims to further enhance its services and contribute to cultural education.
