Cebu Cathedral Museum

Just across the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral is its own ecclesiastical museum that holds many religious treasures within the archdiocese of Cebu. One look of this museum and you will see that it is a typical bahay na bato, the lower part is made of coral stones while the upper part of the house is made of hardwood. The Cebu Cathedral Museum was once the Episcopal Palace of Cebu or parish house built way back in 1840.

Here is a nice piece in the museum that shows the different eras that this structure has lived through based on the materials used. Dirt ( pre-Spanish times), Blocks ( Spanish times ), Cement ( American times) and tiles ( present).

Cebu Cathedral Museum holds many things from the different churches  within the archdiocese like statues of saints, church items like chalice and medallions.

Here are some of the ecclesiastical treasures housed in the Cebu Cathedral Museum:

The museum is very organized with each piece carefully displayed with captions and short write ups about them. And for someone like me who is not very familiar with all the saints, it was such a learning experince.

Lastly, the museum has its courtyard and they accept functions like birthdays and some parties. If you are looking for a quite place to spend your parents or grandparents’ birthday or anniversaries, have it in Cebu Cathedral Museum.

How to get there:

If you don’t want to take a taxi, jeepneys routing from Mandaue passes through the cathedral. They are easy to spot with their numbers 21A or 21D.

If you are from the Basilica del Sto. Niño, turn right. It’s will take less than 5 minutes on foot.

Entrance fee: 50pesos

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