Blumentritt descendants donate rare Rizal letter, other 19th-century items to National Museum

GMA Network - Sep 18, 2026

VIENNA, Austria - The National Museum of the Philippines has acquired three sets of 19th-century heirlooms kept by descendants of Austro-Hungarian ethnographer Ferdinand Blumentritt.

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