Northern Philippines honours indigenous peoples with exhibition

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The provincial government of the northern Philippine province of Pangasinan honours eleven indigenous peoples’ (IPs) communities with a special exhibition at the Banaan Pangasinan Provincial Museum.

Titled Interwoven Roots, Shared Heritage, the exhibition is part of Pamagalang, the museum’s first anniversary celebration, and runs through October 2024.

The exhibition is also part of the museum’s ongoing drive to encourage both local and foreign travellers to learn more about the province of Pangasinan by way of its heritage and traditions.

According to Pangasinan’s Provincial Tourism, Culture, and the Arts Office (PTCAO,) around 12,000 visitors have already been to the museum. Officials expressed hope that the current exhibition will draw more in.

Museums as a marker of identity

For Pangasinan governor Ramon Guico III, museums like the one in his province have a major impact on citizens with regard to their identity as Filipinos, their love for the country, as well as their love for native arts and culture.

Guico said: “It may seem a small thing, but you can see the maturity, direction, vision, and culture of an area if it has a museum. If they don’t have a museum and they don’t seem to have an idea as to their cultural identity, then the people won’t know who they are as they don’t know their own culture and have forgotten their history.”

That said, the governor encourages both his constituents and those travelling to the province to visit the Banaan Museum, as well as the museums and cultural centres of other regions and nations.

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