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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Results : 19 elements corresponding to 4 regions and 27 countries

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2023² – 2022⁴ – 2020¹³

2023
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Sodai straw garden making in Lithuania	Lithuania
Traditional knowledge and skills of production of the atlas and adras fabrics	Tajikistan
2022
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of life	Slovenia
Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes	Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan – Türkiye – Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
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
Art of miniature	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Uzbekistan
Camel racing, a social practice and a festive heritage associated with camels	United Arab Emirates – Oman
Chamamé	Argentina
Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban context	Singapore
Il-Ftira, culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in Malta	Malta
Pantun	Indonesia – Malaysia
Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery	Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Armenia
Sauna culture in Finland	Finland
Taijiquan	China
The art of glass beads	Italy – France
Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/Göçürme	Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Türkiye
Traditional weaving of Al Sadu	Saudi Arabia – Kuwait
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
The Martinique yole, from construction to sailing practices, a model for heritage safeguarding	France