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The 15th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003 Convention to be held fully online, from 14 to 19 December 2020. After broad consultations, the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has decided to continue with the organization of the 15th session of…

(voir ci-dessous pour la version française) Only for accredited NGOs​ Dear NGO members, The Electoral Board is making a second call  for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee as there was no application from Africa (Group Va). The four newly elected members shall represent the regions of Africa, Asian and Pacific states,…

The International journal of intangible cultural heritage – Global InCH Journal has served as a platform for global connects and knowledge exchange on culture and heritage since 1999. The 12 essays in this issue examine educational paradigms where traditional oral learning and apprenticeships have been deepened and extended through the…

Safeguarding ICH through resilience ICHCAP and the ICH NGO Forum will hold the online 2020 ICH NGO Conference from 12 to 13 November. Since 2016, the 1st Asia-Pacific NGO Conference held in Jeonju, Korea, has continued biennially. This year,  participants will discuss themes involving 'ICH and Resilience in Crisis'. The conference will…

  This call is addressed to independent filmmakers, associations, civil organizations and public and private institutions that are interested in entering one or more works whose topics are inspired on, or related to intangible Cultural Heritage (oral traditions and expressions. Other topics may include language as a vector of intangible…

“Crafting Resilience: Craft communities and their resilience as embedded in the traditional knowledge: A critical component of intangible cultural heritage” organized by ICOMOS India and NSC-Intangible Cultural Heritage as a part of ICOMOS International webinar series on 31st October 2020 from 11 am GMT to 1 pm GMT (4.30 to…

ICHCAP (Director-General Gi Hyung Keum), in collaboration with the UNESCO Apia Office, will hold a two-day ICH Webinar Series on Maritime ICH on 29 and 30 October 2020. The theme of the web seminar is “Maritime Living Heritage: Building Sustainable Livelihood and Ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific Region”. The webinar is…

(voir ci-dessous pour la version française) Only for accredited NGOs​ Dear NGO members, The Electoral Board is pleased to launch the call for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee. The four newly elected members shall represent the regions of Africa, Asian and Pacific states, Western Europe and North…

The Craft of the Miller was the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ first inscription on the Representative List of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Promoting international exchange was one of the objectives of the Dutch nomination, and for this purpose an international conference was announced.…

The 2020 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage hosted by the National Intangible Heritage Center and organized by UNESCO ICHCAP is to be held online for three days from September 23 to September 25, with global environmental and intangible cultural heritage experts gathering in one place. The forum of this…

(see below for french version) Dear fellow members of Accredited NGOs, We hope that you and your loved ones are with good health. We are facing unprecedented challenges all around the world, ICH is no exception, bearers and communities are actively learning and adapting. On the occasion of the Eighth…

Invitation for a New Working Group and a Survey on the Regional Imbalance of Accredited NGOs under the 2003 Convention This initiative came from the Finnish Folk Music Institute represented by Matti Hakamäki, and has been endorsed by the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee. We have prepared a background note…

An online session on ICH in emergencies and Covid-19 will be held on 25th of August at 3:00 PM (Paris time). Session's aim is to reflect on the topic and produce ideas and content for the ICH NGO Forum's report for 15th Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible…

British Council India and Contact Base are organizing an international webinar on "Traditional Art in Contemporary Times". Experts and practitioners from across the globe will look at how traditional art is evolving in contemporary times and also explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on living heritage worldwide. Speakers are Patricia…

Co-organised by the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and UNESCO Office in Bangkok, the ICH Webinar Series features experts in the I CH field and is open to the public. The ICH Webinar Series Session 4…

Co-organised by the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and UNESCO Office in Bangkok, the ICH Webinar Series features experts in the ICH field and is open to the public. The ICH Webinar Series Session 3 is…

Thousands of cultural and heritage events throughout the world have been cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic. Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, the major Finnish folk music and dance event and one of the majors in Northern Europe, also had to tell this sad message to its dedicated friends. In order to…

ICHCAP, in collaboration with ICH NGO Forum, is pleased to invite NGOs to participate in the online 2020 ICH NGO Conference: ICH and Resilience in Crisis to be held on 12 and 13 November 2020. Since 2014, ICHCAP has been organizing the conference biennially. The conference gives premium focus on the work of…

Co-organised by the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and UNESCO Office in Bangkok, the ICH Webinar Series features experts in the ICH field and is open to the public. The ICH Webinar Series is free and…

The selection process was very challenging as all applicants demonstrated good practices for the safeguarding ICH with courage and lofty spirit. Only three applicants (individuals and organizations) were selected as finalists from thirty-nine applicants from 27 countries on six continents. Jeonju City announces the following three finalist candidates for public…

Co-organised by the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and UNESCO Office in Bangkok, the ICH Webinar Series features experts in the ICH field and is open to the public. The first session of this Webinar Series…

(See below for the french version) Dear colleagues, we hope that this email finds you well and safe from the spread of Covid-19. As you know, at 14. COM the Intergovernmental Committee decided to include our report as a separate agenda item at its next session. It will be first…

© Memória Imaterial MEMORIAMEDIA Review (MI/IELT) is an online publication (with peer review and open access) dedicated to promote, communicate and document projects, studies and archives of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Collective Memory and Oral History. For this issue, authors are invited to submit unpublished works about LIFE STORIES and NARRATIVES. Deadline: 30th June 2020 More information and…

(See below for the french version) Topic International conference on living human treasures systems in the world. Description The purpose of this international conference is to promote the exchange and pooling of information on living human treasures (THV) systems implemented by different states around the world. These systems are inspired…

Youth ICH Storytelling Contest Online Exhibition ⓒ ICHCAP As a UNESCO category 2 center, ICHCAP organized the youth ICH storytelling contest with the aim to support ICH safeguarding activities of young practitioners. Youth practitioners play an essential role, as ICH relies on direct transmission among community members. Their activities and…

(See below for the french version) The ICH NGO Forum has opened a call for candidates to the 2020 ICH NGO Forum Election Board. The ICH NGO Forum Election Board is responsible for organizing and overseeing elections for the ICH NGO Forum’s Steering Committee, which take place to the side…

The DIGITAL ICH Observatory is conducting a survey on Inventories & Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). With this survey they intend to study the practices and opinions of users of ICH inventories. The survey refers to the different domains of ICH - oral expressions (legends, folk tales, traditional songs ...); arts…

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the eighth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the 2003 Convention (originally foreseen from 9 to 11 June 2020) has been rescheduled to take place from 25 to 27 August 2020 (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris). According to these new dates, all…