The Manila Clock Tower Museum is now open on weekends due to insistent public demand.
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said that the museum's weekend operation begins today, March 2.
"Now, you can enjoy our museum even on Saturdays and Sundays," Lacuna-Pangan said.
Jose Ma. D. Belmonte, project head of the Manila Clock Tower Museum, noted that the museum can be visited from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday.
The clock tower museum was recently named Golden LEAF Presidential Awardee of the "Philippine LEAF Awards Tertulia at Parangal 2024," an award dedicated to acknowledging integrity, creativity, and excellence in Philippine live entertainment, performing arts, fashion, and festivals.
The LEAF Awards Tertulia at Parangal was held last February 8 with a red carpet event at the iconic Manila Metropolitan Theater.
In November last year, the museum was also hailed by the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as the grand winner in the MGM 2023 AVP Museum Competition.
Designed by Filipino Neoclassical artist and architect Antonio Toledo, the Manila Clock Tower was finished in 1930.
Due to the pandemic, the slated opening to the public of the rehabilitated clock tower was stalled until it finally pushed through in October 2022.
It was formally inaugurated and opened to the public by Lacuna and tourism chief Charlie Dungo, and was subsequently launched as a major tourist attraction and historic landmark.
The museum features the colorful history of Manila as well as modern art galleries with changing art exhibits.
The tower stands at nearly 100 feet, making it the biggest clock tower in the country.
Belmonte said the added featured exhibits as of this writing are "Raising the Bar," "Spectrum Exhibit" and "Woven Exhibit."