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The “zampogna” as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The revival of a proposal News

The “zampogna” as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The revival of a proposal

On November 25, in the occasion of the General Assembly of the members of the cultural association “Circolo della zampogna” (Bagpipe Club) that takes place in Scapoli (province of Isernia, Molise region, Italy) in the ambit of the traditional “Autumn Bagpipers Meeting”, the same association organizes a conference entitled: "The…
ICH NGO Forum
November 12, 2017
International Academy on Sustainable Development: Invitation to ICH stakeholders News

International Academy on Sustainable Development: Invitation to ICH stakeholders

The workshop will take place in Turin on 8-13 October next and it is aimed at representatives of local authorities and communities concerned with UNESCO designations, including those related to ICH. The issue of integrating ICH in general (irrespectively of inscription in any list) within a holistic approach to culture…
ICH NGO Forum
July 26, 2017
The International Journal of Intangible Heritage: call for papers News

The International Journal of Intangible Heritage: call for papers

The International Journal of Intangible Heritage was first published in 2006 in response to the rapidly growing academic and professional interests in the intangible heritage, particularly following the widespread ratification by States in all parts of the world of UNESCO’s 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible…
ICH NGO Forum
June 21, 2017
Cultural Research Foundation: meeting with other accredited NGOs News

Cultural Research Foundation: meeting with other accredited NGOs

Visiting Accredited Ngos for Establishing Network As the Cultural Research Foundation - CRF (Kültürel Araştırmalar Vakfı- KAV), we have been working in the fields of culinary culture, traditional toys, rituals and handicrafts since 2002. This year, we worked to establish an international network with NGOs accredited by UNESCO. Our aim…
ICH NGO Forum
May 10, 2017
International conference: “Urban Cultures, Superdiversity and Intangible Heritage” News

International conference: “Urban Cultures, Superdiversity and Intangible Heritage”

Two-day conference with keynotes, case studies, excursions and shared experiences. Conference organized by the Dutch Centre for Intangible Heritage, tapis plein – expertise center for intangible heritage in Flanders, FARO. Flemish Interface Center for Cultural Heritage, German Commission for UNESCO, and in cooperation with the University of Utrecht and the…
ICH NGO Forum
April 21, 2017
19th General Assembly of ICOMOS: Heritage and Democracy News

19th General Assembly of ICOMOS: Heritage and Democracy

The 19th General Assembly of ICOMOS with the theme "HERITAGE AND DEMOCRACY" will take place from 11 to 15 December 2017 in New Delhi, India. Registration details are available on the official GA website: http://icomosga2017.org/  The theme of the Scientific Symposium is “Heritage and Democracy” with the following sub themes: ST01: Integrating Heritage and Sustainable Urban Development by engaging…
ICH NGO Forum
April 13, 2017
ICH and e-ARCHIVES: a call for papers, videos and e-exhibitions News

ICH and e-ARCHIVES: a call for papers, videos and e-exhibitions

MEMORIAMEDIA (MI/IELT) has a peer reviewed e-journal dedicated to promote, communicate and document projects, studies and archives of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Authors are now invited to submit unpublished papers, videos or e-exhibitions about all the domains of ICH: oral traditions, performative practices, celebrations, traditional craftsmanship and knowledge concerning nature…
ICH NGO Forum
March 21, 2017
TPTI – 2017 Workshop Call News

TPTI – 2017 Workshop Call

TPTI – 2017 WORKSHOP Call "New ways for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in the world" The attempt to safeguard intangible cultural heritage, at international level, dates back in time. In the second half of the XX Century, it mainly consisted in the efforts by the international community…
ICH NGO Forum
March 11, 2017
Urban cultures, Superdiversity and Intangible Heritage: call for Presentations News

Urban cultures, Superdiversity and Intangible Heritage: call for Presentations

International conference: "Urban cultures, Superdiversity and Intangible Heritage" Two-day conference with keynotes, case studies, excursions and shared experiences. Conference organized by the Dutch Centre for Intangible Heritage, tapis plein – Expertise Center for intangible Heritage in Flanders, FARO. Flemish Interface Center for Cultural Heritage,German Commission for UNESCO, and in cooperation…
ICH NGO Forum
February 15, 2017
Stave construction in Africa and South America? / Call for workshop participants News

Stave construction in Africa and South America? / Call for workshop participants

 The Museum Centre in Hordaland (Norway) is searching for carpenters and museums familiar with stave constructions in Africa and South America. We are planning an international wood working workshop in Norway in 2018 and want to get in contact with museums or institutions, which have carpenters or can make contact…
ICH NGO Forum
February 1, 2017
Protecting the past for the future: how does law protect tangible and intangible cultural heritage in armed conflict? DocumentsNews

Protecting the past for the future: how does law protect tangible and intangible cultural heritage in armed conflict?

 An article of Christiane Johannot-Gradis presented at the last Symposium of the ICHNGO FORUM at Addis Ababa. In war, individuals are vulnerable not only physically but also in terms of their cultural identity, and the obliteration of cultural heritage often becomes a central issue. This is particularly the case in armed…
ICH NGO Forum
January 10, 2017
Newsletter November 2016 available in french News

Newsletter November 2016 available in french

Symposium des ONG-PCI Les défis rencontrés par les ONG dans la promotion des valeurs liées au PCI Programme détaillé maintenant disponible ! lire ici Addis Abeba, Éthiopie 27 novembre 2016 9h00 - 12h30 Centre de conférences de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique à Addis-Abeba, Ethiopie -------------------------------------------------- Réunion…
ICH NGO Forum
November 13, 2016
UNESCO: Call for expressions of interest / Appel à candidature News

UNESCO: Call for expressions of interest / Appel à candidature

The UNESCO Secretariat of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is looking for a consultant mainstream gender in training materials on the implementation of the Convention in the context of the Convention’s capacity-building programme (see the call for expressions of interest). Expressions of interest should reach…
ICH NGO Forum
September 29, 2016