Casa Manila

General informationStatusCompletedTypeMansionArchitectural styleFilipino Colonial (Bahay na Bato)LocationIntramurosTown or cityManilaCompleted1980sTechnical detailsFloor count3Design and constructionArchitect(s)Ramon Faustmann

Casa Manila is a museum in Intramuros depicting colonial lifestyle during Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

The museum is the imposing stone-and-wood structure c. 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis (one of the four original villages of Intramuros) is located across historic San Agustin church and bounded by Calle Real, General Luna, Cabildo and Urdaneta streets. The other two are the Los Hidalgos, c. 1650 and Cuyugan Mansion, c. 1890.

Casa Manila is a copy of an 1850s San Nicolas House that was once located in Calle Jaboneros. The architect of Casa Manila was J. Ramon L. Faustmann.^[2] It was constructed by Imelda Marcos during the 1980s and modeled on Spanish colonial architecture.^[3]

See also

• List of museums in the Philippines
• International Council of Museums
• International Museum Day (May 18)
• Museum education
• Virtual Library museums pages

References

Most visited museums

External links

• Media related to Casa Manila at Wikimedia Commons
• Casa Manila Museum: A Description of Each Floor
• Intramuros: Revisit the Past in Casa Manila (Newsflash)
• Museums at Curlie
• VLmp directory of museums