National Heritage Month

Date: May 4-22, 2022

Do you know of any heritage structures in your community? Join our first ever Quick Talk Challenge!
The #NationalMuseumPH launches its first online challenge to highlight the importance of local heritage in our communities and its impact in shaping our cultural identity. Winning participants will be featured in all our social media accounts and will enjoy special access to one of our museums with family, friends, and loved ones. Check out the photos for the mechanics of the challenge.

Date: May 6, 2022

In celebration of National Heritage Month (NHM), the #NationalMuseumPH Cordillera in Kiangan, Ifugao in collaboration with the National Museum Gender and Development Focal Point System (NM GAD-FPS), will be conducting a lecture and demonstration on Tuknul ya Kuttilap: Traditional Basketry and Embroidery on May 6, 2022 at the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office grounds in Poblacion, Kiangan, Ifugao.

Date: May 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2022

As we continue to celebrate the #NHM2022, the #NationalMuseumPH will feature four episodes about our Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage (MUCH), to be posted every Monday of this month.

Date: May 16, 2022

Did you know that Bicol has a more religious-centered form of Santacruzan? In case you missed the details, or you are simply curious, then this free webinar is for you!

Date: May 17, 2022

In celebration of National Heritage Month, the #NationalMuseumPH invites you to a free webinar entitled “Kalutang: Marinduque’s Traditional Musical Instrument” on 17 May 2022 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM via Zoom Meeting.

FREE WEBINAR. Who’s up for a review on the archaeological studies in the Eastern Northern Mindanao, specifically in #Butuan?

In celebration of the National Heritage Month and International Museum Day, the #NationlMuseumPh through its Central Museum Visitors Operation Division (CMVOD), invites museum fans to join a One-Day Special Guided Tour entitled “Pamanang Pilipino: Puno, Palayok, Pinsel”, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The activity will be simultaneously conducted at 10 am and 2pm in all three buildings of the NMP complex namely - National Museum of Fine Arts, National Museum of Anthropology, and National Museum of Natural History.

Date: May 18, 2022

Even in this time of the new normal, the #NationalMuseumPH remains in service to the public through its offering of different educational programs/activities from its central office and regional museums nationwide. This year, as the NMP participates in the celebration of the International Museum Day, the Museum Services Division invites the public to its Seminar on Museum Practices program with the theme “Building Resilience Towards NMP’s Collections And Heritage Management: Exhibition, Curation, Preservation & Digitization”.

Date: May 19-20, 2022

Through an online workshop, Ms. Corinne Garcia, a multimedia artist, designer, and cultural worker from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, will teach the participants how to use basic shapes for pattern-making, and help them understand how small parts make a more intricate or complex design. Patterns of selected textiles from the NEC will be used as visual references.

The National Museum of the Philippines-Cordillera Regional Museum in Kiangan, Ifugao, in collaboration with the NMP Gender and Development Focal Point System (GAD-FPS) and Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement (SITMo), will be conducting a lecture-demonstration on Ifugao textile and basket weaving on May 19 and 20, 2022 at the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPED) Center at Poblacion, Kiangan, Ifugao

In celebration of our cultural and natural heritage this May, join our free webinar entitled “Natural Heritage in Focus: Biodiversity, Conservation, and Protection” on 20 May 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:00NN via email Zoom, and Facebook.

The #NationalMuseumPH is bringing back STORY STONES FOR KIDS. This year’s art workshop is part of the NMP’s National Heritage Month celebration with the theme #PamanangLokal Binhi ng Kulturang Pilipino. We are inviting kids (5-12 y/o) to join our rock painting and storytelling workshop happening on May 21, 2022 (Saturday) from 9am-3pm. The event will be held via Zoom Meetings so we welcome participants wherever they are in the world.

As we celebrate the National Heritage Month, the #NationalMuseumPH Ilocos invites senior high school students to join our activity entitled, “Burnay Making: Lecture and Demonstration” at Ilocos Regional Museum Complex, Heritage City of Vigan on May 23, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 nn. National Folk Artist Mr. Fidel A. Go shall serve as our resource person. Try-outs by a limited audience shall be conducted. LIMTED SLOTS ONLY! For registration and inquiries, please contact Ms. Frolaine Aprilyn D. Dannang, Information Officer III, at 09355819408 or message us through our Facebook page.

Date: May 24, 2022

 In celebration of the #NationalHeritageMonth, the #NationalMuseumPH will host a roundtable discussion, “The Past, Present, and Future: Archaeology and its role, impact, and directions in the Philippines”. It aims to gather the archaeology community, institutions, and organizations on heritage studies and relevant fields and the general public to a discourse on the relevance of archaeology in the country. The program will open with presentations from three speakers, from which the succeeding forum will be based.

Date: May 25, 2022

BOAC CATHEDRAL. In celebration of National Heritage Month, the #NationalMuseumPH Marinduque-Romblon Area Museum invites you to a free webinar entitled “Usapang Pamana: Boac Cathedral” on May 25, 2022, 9AM-11AM via Zoom Meeting.

Date: May 28-29, 2022

LET’S LEARN FROM THE CULTURE BEARERS. The #NationalMuseumPH – Eastern Northern Mindanao invites you to a demonstration on “Tuhog” or Manobo beadwork on 28 and 29 May 2022, Saturday and Sunday, from 9 am to 4 pm.

Date: May 30, 2022

The National Museum of the Philippines invites you to join the Webinar on "Kabilin: Writing the Filipino Heritage using Gender-Fair Language" on 30 May 2022 from 9 AM to 5 PM.