LECA was founded in 1992 as an ethnology organisation. Currently LECA is acknowledged by the Flemish secretary of Culture as the expertise centre on the culture of everyday life in…
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Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association
Since 1910 The Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association have been keeping folk art and crafts vital and continuously developing. As a non-governmental organization with more than 24 000 members, we…
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National Youth Ngo “Student Ethnographic Association” – NYNGO “SEA”
SEA has organized more than 20 ethnographic expeditions to the regions of Belarus and to the regions of neighbouring countries inhabited by Belarusians since 1998. The members of SEA have…
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Association for the conservation of folk traditions
The ATCP operates in the fields of demo ethno anthropological science, museum, theatre, art and music and since its foundation it has been making scientific researches and publishing and promotional…
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The Norwegian Centre for Traditional Music and Dance is a private, independent foundation financed by the Norwegian state. The foundation started as a council for folk music and folk dance…
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The Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage
In 2012 the government of the Netherlands ratified the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage (in Dutch: Kenniscentrum Immaterieel…
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Simbdea – Italian Society for Museum and Heritage Anthropology
Simbdea (Società Italiana per la Museografia e i Beni Demoetnoantropologici – Italian Society for Museum and Heritage Anthropology) was founded in 2001 and its members are scholars, professionals, amateurs and…
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Italian network of Pro Loco association (UNPLI)
UNPLI is the Italian network of more than 6.000 Pro Loco associations. Many Italian towns and small cities have a “Pro Loco”, a civic membership association of volunteers that works…
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Norwegian Crafts Institute (Norsk håndverksinstitutt)
PROMOTING LIVING CRAFTS – The Norwegian Crafts Institute was established in 1987. We work to document, preserve, and promote the knowledge, culture, and professions related to traditional craftsmanship as well as to…
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Associazione Culturale “Circolo della Zampogna”
Place and date of birth: Scapoli (a little village in Molise region), Italy; public meeting of November 25th, 1990; notarial act of 12.12.1990. Aims: Safeguard and promotion of the traditions,…
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