Senegal launches an inventory of its traditional music
esion. The concerned communities will receive training on inventorying traditional music and related craft skills and sustainably managing a database, in order to strengthen the viability of this music and its transmission to future generations. The database will be an important source for research, education and the promotion of traditional artis... Senegal
13 August 2013
India to host the 20th session of the Committee in 2025
rat 2021: Durga Puja in Kolkata 2017: Kumbh Mela 2016: Yoga 2014: Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India 2013: Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur 2012: Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh regi... India
31 January 2025
Tajikistan strengthening its national capacities for safeguarding living heritage
to 14 April 2013 in Dushanbe. Governmental, academic and educational institutions, representatives from craft and traditional music communities, and members of civil society will acquire the knowledge required to elaborate nominations for inscription on the Lists of the Convention, proposals for Best Safeguarding Practices and requests for Internat... Tajikistan
10 April 2013
National capacity-building workshop on safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Sri Lanka
ar Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a hands-on practical session focused on inventorying and documenting the craft. A wide range of stakeholders including government representatives, ICH Researchers, Individual experts, practitioners, and civil society organisations participated in the workshop. “Sri Lanka showcases a rich array of living heritage, much... Sri Lanka
20 November 2023
Violin makers in Cremona develop safeguarding plans for post-COVID recovery
he first wave of the pandemic in March 2020. The crisis had a direct impact on the ‘Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona’, inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Due to containment measures, violinmakers were not allowed to use their workshops, thereby impairing the continuity and transmiss... Italy
6 May 2021
Discover the newly inscribed elements on the 2003 Convention Lists!
ile: Quinchamalí and Santa Cruz de Cuca pottery Türkiye: Traditional Ahlat stonework Albania: Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usage Additions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity United Arab Emirates: Al Talli, traditional embroidery skills in the United Arab Emirates Oman: Al-Khanjar,... international
1 December 2022
Young practitioners in Toba, Indonesia, lead the post-pandemic recovery
isual materials about their living heritage tailored for social media, raising awareness regarding this craft. In the process, one of the Gorga sculptors, Jersal Tambun emerged as a young leader volunteering to promote his Pardolok Lumban Lobu Village as a new tourism destination centered around the promotion of the local intangible cultural heri... Indonesia
19 May 2022
Eighteen new elements inscribed on the Representative List
symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves (Azerbaijan) Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India (India) Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings) (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) Washi, craftsmanship of traditi... international
26 November 2014
sh - Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet Shital Pati is the traditional art of making a handcrafted mat by weaving together strips of a green cane known as ‘Murta’. It is used by people all over Bangladesh as a sitting mat, bedspread or prayer mat. Shital Pati is a major source of livelihood that reinforces family bonding and empo... international
7 December 2017
Find out the newly inscribed elements on the 2003 Convention Lists…
Viet Nam: Art of Xòe dance of the Tai people in Viet Nam India: Durga Puja in Kolkata Sri Lanka: Traditional craftsmanship of making Dumbara Ratā Kalāla Turkmenistan: Dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singing Seychelles: Moutya Madagascar: Malagasy Kabary, the Malagasy oratorical art Senegal: Ce... international
17 December 2021