Baliwag Museum and Library
The Baliwag Municipal Library and Museum (also referred to as the Tahanan ng Kasaysayan at Kalinangan ng Baliwag) which is currently housed at the Lumang Munisipyo (Old Municipal Town Hall) is the town's center for historical and cultural heritage.
| Baliwag Museum and Library | |
|---|---|
Museo ng Baliwag | |
Sentro ng Kalinangan at Kasaysayan ng Baliwag | |
Location within Bulacan Baliwag Museum and Library (Luzon) Baliwag Museum and Library (Philippines) | |
| Former names | Lumang Munisipyo |
| Alternative names | Old Municipio |
| General information | |
| Status | active |
| Type | Mansion |
| Architectural style | Bahay na Bato |
| Location | Poblacion |
| Address | Baliwag Town Proper, Cagayan Valley road |
| Town or city | Baliwag |
| Coordinates | 14°58′02″N 120°53′04″E |
| Construction started | 1915 |
| Inaugurated | 1998 |
| Renovated | 1993 |
| Owner | Baliwag, Bulacan Local Government |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | One with a second floor |
| Floor area | 500 sq. m. |
| Website | |
| web.nlp.gov.ph/ | |
Theis landmark is owned and administered by the City of Baliwag. The heritage-historic Filipino-colonial mansion Bahay na Bato the official repository (established in 1998 as a natural history and ethnography museum) of Baliwag and Bulacan province.
Baliwag Museo is located in Town Proper, Old Municipal Bldg., Cagayan Valley Road, Poblacion, Baliwag, Bulacan in the Republic of the Philippines, It is 150 meters from the heritage St. Augustine Parish Church of Baliuag.
The century-old Museo ng Baliwag is administered by Jesusa Garcia Villanueva who serves as the curator for the Museum and officer-in-charge for the Library since July 2017, succeeding librarian Resurrection U. Gaspar.