The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in partnership with the Ayala Foundation, Inc (AFI), Ayala Museum, Southeast Asian Studies Research Exchange Program (SEASREP), the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Philippines, and the City of Makati will hold the 2024 National Conference on Local History and Heritage at the Ayala Museum in Makati City on 29-30 August 2024.
This year’s conference is the second since it was first launched by the NHCP in Cagayan de Oro in 2023. For this edition, topics will focus on public history, heritage conservation, and community engagement. Session 1 will be on Public History through House and Local Museums in Southeast Asia. Session 2 will be on the Heritage Conservation Practices in the Philippines. Session 3 highlights the Challenges and Opportunities in Philippine Heritage while Session 4 focuses on Innovations and Prospects in Philippine Local History and Heritage.
The conference will also host the awarding of the “Dangal ng Kasaysayang Lokal” by the National Committee on Historical Research of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts during the Socials Night on 29 August. The award recognizes pioneering and important historians who have contributed greatly to the development of Philippine local history. It will also coincide with the 11th General Assembly of the Local Historical Committees Network, the network of local historical bodies overseen and maintained by the NHCP across the country to develop and promote local history.
The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote Philippine history through its museums, research, and publications, and to preserve historical heritage through conservation and the marking of historic sites and structures.
