National Council on Public History

11 May 2026

Registration for the first ever joint meeting of NCPH and the American Association for State and Local History is now open! Register by August 3 to get the Early Bird rate. To save on registration, become a member of NCPH to access the member rates (note that there may be up to 72 hours between the purchase of your membership and the availability of the member registration rate). Read More

07 May 2026

The NCPH community is invited to join the Advocacy Committee for an open virtual meeting to share what you need from public history advocacy efforts. While continuing to respond to threats against the field, we also want to create space to ask: what do we want public history to look like, and how do we advocate for that vision together? Read More

29 April 2026

We acknowledge that it’s strange to be in the midst of two conference cycles at once, but time marches on! Topic proposals for our St. Louis 2027 conference, “Holding the Line,” are due on Sunday, May 10 by 11:59 pm your local time. Read More

23 April 2026

With the change in leadership coming early next month, NCPH’s incoming Vice President, Priya Chhaya, will dive into appointing committee members to support our work. If you’ve ever wanted to serve on an NCPH committee, now’s the time to put your name forward. Read More

15 April 2026

“Realizing the Power of History: Past, Present, and Future Strategies” will take place on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at George Washington University in Washington, DC. During this event, NCPH will bring together a diverse group of current practitioners—museum professionals, historic site interpreters, public history educators, and others engaged in historical inquiry and knowledge creation—to identify and name the challenges impacting the future of our field. Read More

08 April 2026

Interested in getting more involved with NCPH? Consider joining the NCPH Committee Service Info Session on April 14, 2026, at 4:00 pm Eastern to learn more about committee service and the work our committees do! Read More