Cathedral Museum of Cebu

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The eastern side of the museum as viewed from Plaza Hamabar.

The Cathedral Museum of Cebu is the permanent repository of some of the tangible treasures of the archdiocese of Cebu. Housed in the 19th-century former rectory of the cathedral, the museum originally occupied a small room in the same building exhibiting a handful of displays until the entire building itself was rehabilitated and adaptively reused as an ecclesiastical museum.


The museum’s courtyard.


A view of the western portion of the museum from the garden.

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5 Responses to “Cathedral Museum of Cebu”

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    The Archbishop’s Palace of Cebu | The Heritage of Cebu Says:

    [...] It is also believed that Bishop Marañon built the old rectory of the cathedral which is now a museum. The old rectory and the defunct residence have very striking [...]

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    Mary Bogdan Says:

    Peace be with you!

    Would you please be so kind as to email me a prayer to Saint Joseph. Someone has asked for one iCebuano, but I have not been able to find one.

    Thank you in advance for your assistance.

    May God bless all of you, your families, and loved ones. May He keep all of you forever . . .

    In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

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    The Heritage of Cebu » Retrospective: A Collection of Artworks Says:

    [...] an ongoing exhibit of artworks rendered by the late Msgr. Virgilio Yap at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu. The various display of masterpieces pay tribute to a great artist and priest who died of leukemia [...]

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    Ricky Says:

    There’s a need to remove or replace the fence around it.

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    The Heritage of Cebu » Where’s the Judge Carlock Monument? Says:

    [...] erected at the middle of a small plaza right across the old rectory of the Cebu Cathedral, now the Cathedral Museum of Cebu. The park lay unattended for so many years until it was rehabilitated during the time of Mayor [...]

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