The López Museum and Library was on February 13, 1960, by
Eugenio López Sr. It was among the first privately run museums in the Philippines and was originally housed inside a four-storey building designed by Angel Nakpil along Lancaster Street in
Pasay. Initially founded as the López Memorial Museum, the institution was originally meant to be dedicated to López's parents,
Benito and Presentacion López but shifted to maintaining a collection dedicated to Filipino heritage. Under its first curator,
Renato Constantino, the museum acquired the
Juan Luna painting,
España y Filipinas which complemented López growing collection of
Filipiniana books and maps. The López Museum moved to the
Benpres Building in
Pasig on April 19, 1986, with its previous building in Pasay later demolished. However it was only in 2017, that the museum that the relocation process started. The museum was closed as part of preparations for its relocation. The museum's collection will be split in two locations: at the Eugenio Lopez Center in
Antipolo, Rizal and a space at
The Proscenium at Rockwell. In May 2024, the museum announced that it would hold the first exhibition of its collections outside its premises at the
University of the Philippines Visayas Main Building in
Iloilo City from November 2024 until April 2026. == Collection==