FACILITIES

The house covers 500 square meters and features two large public rooms – the living room (sala), and the dining hall (comedor). Side rooms are also available for smaller gatherings.

It is close to eateries, and the vibrant commerce of Quiapo and hosts a well-known sculpture shop on ground floor.

SERVICES

  • Rooms can be rented for seminars and workshops.
  • Pilgrimages on foot (lakaran) around the district followed by reflection.
  • A small Filipiniana library.
The dining hall (comedor)
The dining hall (comedor)
A panoramic view of the living room (sala)
A panoramic view of the living room (sala)

MUSEO NG KATIPUNAN

The Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan (Highest and Most Noble Fellowship) led the Revolution against Spain in 1896, the first revolution in Asia that fought for democracy.

Dambana ni Oriang - three paintings narrating Gregoria de Jesus' life.
Dambana ni Oriang
Three paintings that narrate Gregoria de Jesus’ life with Andres Bonifacio (during the Revolution) and with Julio Nakpil thereafter.

Bulwagan ng Katipunan

Bulwagang Katipunan - Katipunan Museum
Bulwagang Katipunan – Katipunan Museum
  • Paintings of Katipunero soldiers by the Comtempo Group.
  • Vitrines showcasing the teachings of the Katipunan (Kartilya ng Katipunan).
  • Oculi symbolizing:
    • Women in the Katipunan and
    • Music in the Revolution
  • Three chairs where Bonifacio, Mabini and Rizal sat when the Liga Filipina was founded in 1892.
  • Two cabinets with shelf exhibits on the Katipunan story.
  • Timeline cabinet: The Philippine Revolution vis-a-vis the democratic revolutions in the West and Asia
Timeline cabinet and memorabilia from the Philippine revolutionary era.
Katipunan Cabinets

THE HEROES

Philippine propagandist Dr. Ariston Bautista
Dr. Ariston Bautista

Dr. Ariston Bautista – A fellow Propagandist and friend of
Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. He risked arrest by distributing Rizal’s forbidden novels. Dr. Baustista developed a cure for cholera similar to paregoric acid.

Julio Nakpil - Vice-Presiding Supremo of the Katipunan.
Julio G. Nakpil

Julio G. Nakpil – Appointed Vice-Presiding Supremo of the Katipunan by Andres Bonifacio whose widow, Gregoria de Jesus, he later marries. Composed “Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan” (Noble Hymn of the Tagalogs).

Gregoria de Jesus - organized the women's chapter of the Katipunan.
Gregoria de Jesus

Gregoria de Jesus – Second wife of Andres Bonifacio who helped organize the women’s chapter of the Katipunan. After Bonifacio’s death, she married Julio Nakpil with whom she had six children.

Juan Nakpil – Eldest and only son of Julio and Gregoria. Pioneer in 20th century Philippine architecture. Examples: Quiapo Church (after 1929), Quezon Institute. National Artist for Architecture.