Gallery VI (Lowland Evergreen Rainforests)

Gallery VI (Lowland Evergreen Rainforests) of the National Museum of Natural History is a facsimile of the most common forest type in Southeast Asia and the Philippines, where rainfall is more or less uniform throughout the year and the dry season is short.

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Rainforest Diorama

It features the Rainforest Diorama, a walk through mini-replica of the dipterocarp forests which is a major component of tropical rainforest, with tree species reaching up to 40 to 70 m. in height as well as the threatened plants and animals as a result of deforestation and forest degradation.

This gallery also showcases the historical researchers in the fields of zoology and botany along with some newly described flora and fauna in the country.

Here, you learn about the different kinds of species inhabiting the land through life-size representations of different plants and animals that you can find in Philippine rainforest accompanied by realistic sounds.

Fungi of the Tropical Lowland Evergreen Rainforest

Malayan Civet (Viverra tangalunga)

Philippine Cuckoo-dove and White-eared Brown Dove

Pandan, Gugo and Rattan Fruits

Gallery VI (Lowland Evergreen Rainforests): 4/F, National Museum of Natural History,  Agrifina Circle in Rizal Park, T.M. Kalaw Street, corner General Luna Street, Manila. Open Tuesdays – Sundays,   9 AM to 12 noon (cut off time is 11 AM) and 1 to 4 PM (cut off time is 3 PM). Tel: 82981100 local 3000 and 85277889.  E-mail:  cmvod@nationalmuseum.ph or inquiry@nationalmuseumph.gov.ph. Coordinates: 14°34′59.9″N 120°58′55.9″E.