News

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…

- -  CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE CORONA EPIDEMIC - -  In 2017, 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. One of the aims of this inscription was and is…

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ended its 14th session which took place in the Colombian capital under the Chair María Claudia López Sorzano. During the last day of the session, the Committee decided that its 15th session will be held in Kingston under the…

Here you can download the final programme of the ICH NGO FORUM's activities that will be held in Bogotà (Colombia) from 7 to 13 December 2019. Ici vous pouvez télécharger le programme le programme final des activités de l'ICH NGO FORUM qui se tiendra à Bogotà (Colombie) du 7 au 13…

POLENTA. SEED, FLOUR, RECIPES AND RITUAL. Polenta in the Lombard Alpine Macro-region (Italy) Practice, knowledge and meaning of food heritage told by communities. December 7th 2019 Event taking place in various localities in Lombardy: (Albavilla, Bedizzole, Bregnano, Carbonara al Ticino, Flero, Gandino, Martinengo e Tremosine sul Garda). www.polenta.lombardia.it Through UNPLI…

** La version française suit ** Dear members of the ICH NGO Forum, The Electoral Board is pleased to present the list of the eligible candidates for the 2019 elections of the Intangible Cultural Heritage NGO Forum Steering Committee, for the following regions: Africa, Arab States, Eastern Europe, Latin America…

ICH NGO Forum: Pre-14.COM and 14.COM programme Bogotá, 7-13 December 2019 The programme (download the pdf file) of the activities of the ICH NGO Forum before and during the fourteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (14.COM). Please subscribe to the form at the…

Since 2017 the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Project (IMP) has been exploring the extent to which ICH practitioners and communities can work together with museum professionals and networks in ways that are sustainable and mutually beneficial, aimed at both safeguarding ICH and fulfilling traditional museum functions. The ICH NGO…

Call for Candidates for the Steering Committee Only for accredited NGOs (La version française suit) Dear NGO’s members, The Electoral Board is pleased to launch the call for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee. The four newly elected members will represent the regions of the Arab States, Eastern…

The Nordic and Baltic network on Intangible Cultural Heritage was established 13.7.2019 at the Kaustinen Intangible Cultural Heritage Seminar 2019. The organization of the network will be discussed in a satellite meeting associated with the first Nordic ICH conference Living heritage in the Nordic countries. International seminar on the UNESCO…

(see below for French version) ICH NGO Forum pre-14.COM programme Saturday and Sunday, 7-8 December 2019 Bogotà, Colombia Below is the preliminary programme of the activities. Please subscribe to the form at the bottom of this page in order to confirm your participation. Please confirm your participation as soon as possible,…

Jeonju City (Republic of Korea) sets another milestone in the field of ICH safeguarding by enacting the "Jeonju International Awards for Promoting ICH". The awards are for the praise of those who have devoted themselves to the universal values of humanity transcending nation, ethnic, religion, or gender. Jeonju, a provincial…