Bontoc Museum

The Bontoc Museum is an ethnographic museum located in Poblacion, Bontoc, the capital of Mountain Province in the northern Philippines. Founded in 1975 by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, it preserves and showcases the cultural heritage of the Igorot peoples, particularly the Bontoc, Kalinga and Ifugao groups. The museum is notable for its extensive collection of traditional artifacts, tools, textiles, and reconstructed traditional dwellings set around its grounds.

Visitors can expect a compact indoor museum with galleries displaying Igorot artifacts including traditional clothing, textiles, baskets, agricultural tools, weapons, ritual objects and archival photographs, plus an outdoor area with full-scale reconstructed traditional houses of the Bontoc, Kalinga and Ifugao peoples. The setting is within Bontoc town proper, surrounded by a landscaped yard, with guided explanations available and opportunities to learn about Cordillera architecture, daily life and customs.