NDPE sets up an Exhibit on Philippine Built Heritage Through Postage Stamps

On 26 May to 12 June 2023, the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi staged an exhibit featuring Philippine built heritage. The exhibit, titled "Appreciating Philippine Built Heritage Through Postage Stamps", showcased the rich cultural heritage and history of the Philippines through a unique lens – postage stamps.

The exhibit, which was the Embassy’s culmination activity for the National Heritage Month celebration, aimed to educate and inspire visitors about the importance of preserving cultural heritage, and how postage stamps can be a valuable tool in doing so.

Visitors of the exhibit had the opportunity to view stamps that celebrate Philippine architecture, such as old Spanish-built churches, bridges, and lighthouses, as well as Art Deco buildings erected during the American colonial period in the Philippines.

"Stamps are not just pieces of paper with pictures on them, they are a reflection of a country’s history and culture," said one of the visitors, Ms. Junghwa Kim, a Senior Economic Researcher from the Korean Embassy in New Delhi.

Apart from stamps, the exhibit also provided visitors with glimpses of the colorful weaving traditions of the Philippines through the display of different native fabrics, such as T’nalak of South Cotabato, Inabel of the Ilocos Region, and Pis Siyabit of Sulu. END.