500 types of beer are produced in the country using different fermentation methods. Since the 1980s, craft beer has become especially popular. There are certain regions, which are known for their particular varieties while some Trappist communities have also been involved in beer production giving profits to charity. In addition, beer is used for c...2 December 2016
Addis Ababa
certain steps and to simplify the ornamentation and techniques constitute deviations from tradition. The craftsmanship is exclusively female and generally passed on within families, although some organizations, museums and schools organize camps and courses. Today, interest in creating these blouses is steadily increasing, with the practice viewed...3 December 2022
Rabat
The Committee Takes note that the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has nominated Traditional craft of Naga motif weaving in Lao communities (no. 01593) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The naga is a mythical, serpent-like creature that lives in rivers. Lao people believe that naga are...18 December 2021
Online
Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding: Traditional Syrian glassblowing is the artisanal craft of creating glass objects using pieces of waste glass that is practiced mostly in Damascus. To create an object, pieces of glass are placed inside a handmade brick oven to melt. The craftspeople twist the molten glass around a hollow metal rod....8 December 2023
Kasane
11.COM : Examination of proposals to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices
The Committee Takes note that Austria has proposed Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft (No. 01169) for selection and promotion by the Committee as a programme, project or activity best reflecting the principles and objectives of the Convention: The Werkraum Bregenzerwald...2 December 2016
Addis Ababa
6.COM : Evaluation of proposals to the 2011 Register of Best Safeguarding Practices
The Committee Takes note that Spain has proposed Revitalization of the traditional craftsmanship of lime-making in Morón de la Frontera, Seville, Andalusia for selection and promotion by the Committee as a programme, project or activity best reflecting the principles and objectives of the Convention, described as follows: The traditional practic...29 November 2011
Bali
The Committee Takes note that the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has nominated Traditional craft of Naga motif weaving in Lao communities (No. 01973) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The Naga is a mythical, serpent-like creature that lives in rivers. Lao people believe that Naga are a...8 December 2023
Kasane
ty museums and in two specialized educational institutions: the Gyumri Fine Arts Academy and the Gyumri Craftsmanship College N 1. A key part of the city of Gyumri’s architectural identity, blacksmithing can be seen both in the interior and exterior of private and public buildings and is associated with the values of diligence, honesty, fair work...8 December 2023
Kasane
s of all genders. They are all highly dependent on one another, and practitioners often form family-based handicraft enterprises. The practice is transmitted informally within families and communities, as well as through the National Costume Museum of Grand-Bassam and higher and vocational education institutions. University research institutes and...8 December 2023
Kasane
acquire knowledge through observation, experimentation and practice under the supervision of expert craftspeople. Transmission can also occur through formal education in technical establishments. Gifts made with glass beads are used to mark certain events and social occasions, and the practice promotes social cohesion and dexterity in manual and c...19 December 2020
Paris