This article features the Palayok Gallery and a representative artifact, the spouted Earthenware Effigy Jar from Pagayona Cave in Palawan.

Opened to the public in December 2019, “Palayok: The Ceramic Heritage of the Philippines” is one of the new exhibitions recently launched by the National Museum of the Philippines before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The exhibition highlights ceramic artifacts—earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain—from the National Archaeological Collection, acquired through various archaeological activities in the country.