About Bernardino Jalandoni Museum
The Bernardino Jalandoni Museum, also known as the Pink House, is a heritage house museum on Rizal Street in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Built in 1908 for Bernardino Jalandoni and his wife Ysabel Lopez Ledesma, it is a well-preserved example of early 20th-century bahay na bato architecture. Declared a National Historical Landmark, it displays period furniture, artworks and memorabilia illustrating the lifestyle of a Negrense sugar elite family.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a guided tour of a two-storey pink heritage house with original woodwork, high ceilings, capiz shell windows, and period furnishings. The ground floor and upper floor display antique furniture, family portraits, memorabilia, and household items from the early 1900s. The house is set on Rizal Street among other heritage houses in central Silay, with a street-facing facade, garden area, and interiors that reflect the domestic life of a prominent sugar family.
Key highlights
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Distinctive pink bahay na bato architecture built in 1908
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Declared National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
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Well-preserved original furniture, artworks and family memorabilia
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Example of Negrense sugar elite lifestyle during the early American colonial period