Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.

The designations employed in the texts and documents of the nomination presented by the submitting State Party or States Parties do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Committee nor UNESCO concerning a) the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, b) the legal status of its authorities or c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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2023
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper)	Iraq – Algeria – Egypt – Mauritania – Morocco – Palestine – Saudi Arabia – Sudan – Tunisia – Yemen
Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlay	Azerbaijan – Türkiye
Sodai straw garden making in Lithuania	Lithuania
Sona, drawings and geometric figures on sand	Angola
2022
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Khanjar, craft skills and social practices	Oman
Crafting and playing the Oud	Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Syrian Arab Republic
The art of the traditional blouse with embroidery on the shoulder (altiţă) — an element of cultural identity in Romania and the Republic of Moldova	Romania – Republic of Moldova
2020
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Zlakusa pottery making, hand-wheel pottery making in the village of Zlakusa	Serbia
2019
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Artisanal talavera of Puebla and Tlaxcala (Mexico) and ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo (Spain) making process	Mexico – Spain
Traditional turkmen carpet making art in Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional craftsmanship of Çini-making	Türkiye
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Zmijanje embroidery	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics	Romania
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars	Armenia
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making	France
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Lacemaking in Croatia	Croatia
Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika	Cyprus
Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture	Japan
Scribing tradition in French timber framing	France
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Cross-crafting and its symbolism	Lithuania
Oral and graphic expressions of the Wajapi	Brazil
Vanuatu sand drawings	Vanuatu
Woodcrafting knowledge of the Zafimaniry	Madagascar