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 nomination files submitted by the States Parties are published by the Secretariat of the 2003 Convention on its website in compliance with paragraph 54 of the Operational Directives regarding the nomination procedure; moreover, the information included in the nominations is reflected in working documents of the Committee in order to ensure transparency and access to information.


The sole responsibility for the content of each nomination file lies with the submitting States Parties concerned. The designations employed in the texts and documents presented by the submitting 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, c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or d) references to specific historical events.







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2024

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of crafting and playing rubab/rababAfghanistan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Tajikistan – Uzbekistan
Cultural practices and expressions linked to Balafon and Kolintang in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and IndonesiaMali – Burkina Faso – Côte d'Ivoire – Indonesia
Semsemiah: instrument crafting and playingEgypt – Saudi Arabia
Traditional bagpipe (Gayda/Tulum) making and performingNorth Macedonia – Türkiye

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Safeguarding programme of kobza and wheel lyre traditionUkraine

2023

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Craftsmanship and performing art of balaban/meyAzerbaijan – Türkiye

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

Nyckelharpa network, an innovative dissemination of a music and instrument-building tradition with roots in SwedenSweden

2022

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Crafting and playing the OudIran (Islamic Republic of) – Syrian Arab Republic

2021

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singingTurkmenistan

2019

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Traditions of Pencak SilatIndonesia

2017

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrumentAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Organ craftsmanship and musicGermany

2015

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Bagpipe cultureSlovakia

2012

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrumentAzerbaijan
Traditional violin craftsmanship in CremonaItaly
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