Banaue Museum is a small but useful stop before or after visiting the rice terraces. It gives context for Ifugao culture, tools, textiles, and the agricultural world that shaped the terraces beyond their postcard appearance.
Do not expect a large, polished institution. Its value is in slowing you down before you head for viewpoints and villages, so the terraces register as a lived landscape rather than just a dramatic amphitheatre of green steps.