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The purpose of the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage is to encourage the model safeguarding practices of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the global community regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, race, age, gender, or any other political, social, economic or cultural orientation. The applications are open for download…

ONLINE WEBINAR and LAUNCH ICH NGO Forum web dossier on intangible heritage and sustainable tourism A new and rich resource to be launched on 27 October 2022 27 October 2022 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm CEST On ZOOM - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81091438904 REGISTRATION - To register click here (version française en-dessous) You are active in…

As a reservoir of experiences, developed across different cultures, Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) offers inspiring examples of alternative ways of understanding the relationship with the nature and the environment, of healing and taking care of each other, of strengthening social bonds and sustaining livelihoods. In this sense, ICH can be…

In the year 2022 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival´s yearly ICH seminar will be about non-formal music education and intangible cultural heritage. The seminar brings together communities and experts in the fields of non-formal music education and intangible cultural heritage from different parts of the world. How can musical heritage be passed on…

(Pour lire en français cliquez ici) The ICH NGO Forum of accredited NGOs under the UNESCO 2003 Convention is currently elaborating the contents for an online webdossier providing guidance and resources about intangible cultural heritage and sustainable tourism. A fine balance between tourism and ICH is critical to the sustainability…

Bordeaux, December 1-2, 2022  Symposium organized in the context of the Osmose research program on law and ICH, with the support of the French ministry of Culture (Délégation à l’inspection, la recherche et l’innovation) and the patronage of the French Commission for UNESCO. Research partners: • Institut des Sciences sociales du politique (ISP, UMR7220,ENS-Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Nanterre) • Institutde recherche Montesquieu (IRM-eA7434), Université de…

Living heritage is an efficient tool for peacebuilding and strengthening intercultural dialogue and resilience. The Steering Committee of the ICH NGO Forum invites you to participate in a #livingheritageforpeace initiative proposed by some of it’s members. Each month we will be celebrating different ICH elements threatened by conflict or recognized as powerful resilience tools. With the…

The American Folklore Society (AFS)  has been working with member Iryna Voloshyna to assist colleagues in Ukraine who request cloud storage for backups of field research materials.  We presently have over 50 individuals in Ukraine connected to a secure folder within a dedicated storage drive for this work. We've been…

The European Union is pleased to invite you to participate in the ASEM Day Virtual Celebration on Tuesday1st March 2022 at 10:00 (CET/UTC+1). The virtual celebration will include a roundtable discussion on: “Food in Diplomacy: a bridging tool between Europe and Asia”. Food and culinary heritage hold a unique place as historical,…