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Living Heritage of Nagaland: Exhibition and Symposium

Living Heritage of Nagaland: Exhibition and Symposium

06-11-2024 Dimapur, India
Exploration d’une embarcation légendaire : le boutre, djahazi, icône de l’océan Indien

Exploration d’une embarcation légendaire : le boutre, djahazi, icône de l’océan Indien

05/08-11-2024 Dzaoudzi, Mayotte, France
Sons, memórias e vivências de uma comunidade

Sons, memórias e vivências de uma comunidade

04/30-11-2024 Portugal
Film debate cycle cinema, city and intangible heritage day of the dead festivity

Film debate cycle cinema, city and intangible heritage day of the dead festivity

04/07-11-2024 Mexico
Day of the Dead, Night of the Souls A Parade and musical homage to those who have left us

Day of the Dead, Night of the Souls A Parade and musical homage to those who have left us

01-11-2024 Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Dek Unu Magazine: Solo Exhibitions of Fine Art Photography

Dek Unu Magazine: Solo Exhibitions of Fine Art Photography

01-11-2024 Canada
Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland Conference

Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland Conference

01-11-2024 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Arts and Culture Norway’s Annual Museum Conference

Arts and Culture Norway’s Annual Museum Conference

31-10-2024/01-11-2024 Norway
'Carpathian Pastoralism: A Living Tradition, Cultural Heritage and Historical Memory' roundtable

'Carpathian Pastoralism: A Living Tradition, Cultural Heritage and Historical Memory' roundtable

31-10-2024 Czechia
Intangible Cultural Heritage in the European Union Legal Frameworks

Intangible Cultural Heritage in the European Union Legal Frameworks

29-10-2024 Milan, Italy
We are living heritage!

We are living heritage!

28-10-2024/30-11-2024 Czechia
Cavaquinho in Coimbra

Cavaquinho in Coimbra

26-10-2024 Portugal
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