Participatory approaches to Living Heritage: NGO perspectives
Web Dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and sustainable tourism
Benefits and challenges when intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and tourism meet, and to develop sustainable living heritage tourism.
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Kaustinen ICH Seminar 2025 on 12 July
The fifth international Kaustinen Intangible Cultural Heritage Seminar Music on the Move – Migration, Resilience and Identity on 12 July will focus on the theme of migration, particularly from the perspective of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. The seminar program handles the questions related to significance of music and musical heritage…
ICH Tourism Dialogue #5 – on the ICOMOS Cultural Heritage Tourism Charter
Dialogue on the ICOMOS Cultural Heritage Tourism Charter With Dr. Ivan Henares, President of ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee (ICTC), Chaired by Ananya Bhattacharya, active in both the ICH NGO Forum and ICTC proceedings 2 September 2.30 pm to 4 p.m. CEST > Via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83785286137 This thought-provoking webinar…
A reflection on the Naples conference on Cultural heritage
“Look at heritage as the witness of our humanity” (Nahla Emam, Egypt) From 4 to 6 June 2025, Castel Capuano in Naples hosted UNESCO’s Second Conference on Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century, co-organized by the Government of Italy and UNESCO. This pivotal gathering built upon the “Spirit of Naples”…
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Safeguarding living cultural traditions
NGOs are a pillar for the safeguarding of the World’s living traditions, together with the holders of these traditions and the States. The Forum also welcomes NGOs that are active in the field of ICH and are in the process of accreditation.
Messages to the 2003 Convention
The ICH NGO Forum invites individuals and actors from around the world to share their Messages Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Sharing Experience
Share knowledge from fieldwork in communities and with practitioners, between the UNESCO accredited NGOs and experts, in order to learn from each other.
