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Join Texas’ premier historic preservation and heritage tourism event—Real Places 2026!
Get inspired, gain practical tools, and connect with people shaping preservation across Texas and beyond.
Who should attend:
Interpreters, curators, museum and historic site staff, downtown revitalization specialists, heritage tourism professionals, historic preservation officers, design review board members, planners, architects, County Historical Commission members, educators, archeologists, historians, nonprofit staff, and more.
- Special Event: Jump-Start Your Research with Small, Medium, and Statewide Repositories (pre-conference activity at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
- Workshop: Practical Tools and Resources for Collaborating with Texas Tribes (pre-conference activity)
- Workshop: All the World’s a Stage—How to Create Drama at Your Historic Site (pre-conference activity)
- Workshop: Bringing History to Life—Reimagining Teaching to Reach Today’s Learners
- Past Meets Pixel—Using AI to Power Up Heritage Work
- Getting Your Ducks in a Row—Building Nonprofit Sustainability (Part 1, Fundraising and Part 2, Communications)
- Prepare to Preserve—Cultivating Organizational Readiness
- Outside-the-Box Thinking about Facility Maintenance—When Many Heads and Hands are Better than One
- Your Champions 2.0—Reimagining Volunteerism for Today’s Realities
- The Elephant in the Collections—Mission-Driven Preservation Planning for Historic Buildings and Landscapes
- No Walls, No Problem—Interpreting Local History Without a Building
- Living History in a Modern Era—Relevancy and Engagement in Heritage Tourism Post-Pandemic
- Meet-Up: A Deep Dive into THC Programs and Partnerships (Meet the new Museum Support and Statewide Services team)
Explore the full schedule to find even more sessions to power your projects and partnerships.
- Save up to $210 with early registration
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Extra discounts for students and group registrations
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Scholarships and hotel stipends available for qualified applicants (apply by January 16)
- Lock in the early-bird rate now
- Choose “Invoice Me” at checkout—perfect for organizations needing processing time
- *Only available for government and nonprofit employees
The 10th annual Real Places 2026 conference is presented by the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission in partnership with Phoenix I Restoration and Construction, LLC.
🗓️ April 8–10, 2026
📍 Renaissance Austin Hotel and Online
🎟️ Choose your experience:
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Premium Plus: All meals, sessions, events, plus one workshop or tour
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Premium: All meals, sessions, and events (except workshops and tours)
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Basic: All sessions and events (except workshops and tours). Meals are not included—save $100 or more by dining nearby
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Virtual: Attend all sessions via live stream (no workshops or tours)
All attendees will have on-demand access to recordings of sessions (no workshops or tours) for 60 days.
Join colleagues and like-minded people across Texas for three days of learning, networking, and inspiration.
Register today and share with your preservation and heritage tourism partners!
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