Basketry of Korea#heritageAliveNews

Basketry of Korea

Author: Sungim Joun Introducing the Korean Grass and Straw Craft Museum The Korean Grass and Straw Craft Museum is a private museum dedicated to collecting, researching, and exhibiting the culture of Korean grass and straw crafts and traditional ways of life. In Korea’s agrarian society, straw and grasses were easily…
September 8, 2026
#HeritageAlive: more articles on basketry traditions#heritageAliveNews

#HeritageAlive: more articles on basketry traditions

Following the launch of HeritageAlive’s publication on basketry as intangible cultural heritage (ICH), we are continuing the conversation through a series of monthly short blogs. These contributions provide NGOs in our ICH NGO Forum network with an opportunity to share practical experiences, lessons learned, and methodologies from their work safeguarding…
September 8, 2026
Get involved in UNESCO’s International Day of ICHNews

Get involved in UNESCO’s International Day of ICH

ICH NGO Forum invites participation in the Third International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO has opened its call for participation in the third edition of the International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which will be marked on 17 October 2026. The organization is inviting States Parties, cultural institutions,…
September 1, 2026
Call for Officers: 2026 ICH NGO Forum Electoral BoardElections 2026News

Call for Officers: 2026 ICH NGO Forum Electoral Board

(French version follows / La version française suit) Applications are welcome from members of accredited ICH NGOs from Eastern Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean and Arab States to serve as an officer on the 2026 ICH NGO Forum Electoral Board. The Electoral Board is responsible for organizing and overseeing…
August 31, 2026
Call for Short Films: Safeguarding Living Traditions (extended deadline)#heritageAliveNews

Call for Short Films: Safeguarding Living Traditions (extended deadline)

- - - The deadline for submitting applications has been extended to August 31, 2026 - - - Celebrating the 2003 UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage #HeritageAlive invites accredited NGOs to submit short films on the theme of living heritage and cultural traditions. We are looking for compelling visual…
August 6, 2026
Call for papers: traditional medicinal plant knowledge and sustainable community livelihoodsCall for papersNews

Call for papers: traditional medicinal plant knowledge and sustainable community livelihoods

The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and the Korea Ginseng Association will jointly host the 2026 ICH NGO Conference in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, from 14 to 15 October 2026. Under the theme, “Traditional Medicinal Plant…
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026

ICH Tourism Dialogue #8 – Nationalised Heritagisation Discourse in the Arabian Gulf Region with AlAnood AlShaikh and Saad Hanif

June 30, 2026

Call on “The Role of Local Communities in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage”

June 16, 2026

The activities of the ICH NGO Forum during the 11.GA

June 16, 2026

#HeritageAlive: a new book on ICH and armed conflicts

June 15, 2026

2026 JIAPICH Awards Announce Three Finalists

June 9, 2026

ICH Tourism Dialogue #7 – Giovany Paolo Arteaga Montes

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