France - intangible heritage - Culture Sector

... and the 2003 Convention

- Ratification: 11 July 2006
- 2006 / 2008
- Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities (2010, RL)
- - > 15 elements inscribed
    - 2016: Carnival of Granville (RL)
    - 2016: Falconry, a living human heritage (RL)
    - 2015: Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees (RL)
    - 2014: Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity (RL)
    - 2013: Limousin septennial ostensions (RL)
    - 2012: Fest-Noz, festive gathering based on the collective practice of traditional dances of Brittany (RL)
    - 2011: Equitation in the French tradition (RL)
    - 2010: Gastronomic meal of the French (RL)
    - 2010: Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making (RL)
    - 2010: Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities (RL)
    - 2009: Maloya (RL)
    - 2009: Aubusson tapestry (RL)
    - 2009: Scribing tradition in French timber framing (RL)
    - 2009: Cantu in paghjella, a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica (USL)
    - 2008: Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France (RL)
  - > On-going nomination(s)
    - 2018: Les savoir-faire liés au parfum en Pays de Grasse : la culture de la plante à parfum, la connaissance des matières premières et leur transformation, l'art de composer le parfum (RL)
  - > Backlog nomination(s)
    - 2016: Le Biou d'Arbois, fête périodique viti-vinicole, jour de la fête patronale et anniversaire de la libération de la ville d'Arbois (RL)

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Integrating intangible cultural heritage in education: Intersectoral meeting with Education Institutes and programmes

17 May 2017 – Paris France,

The Intangible Cultural Heritage Section is developing new partnerships with relevant educational institutions in the context of the next quadrennial UNESCO programme (2018–2021). To this ›››

WHO and UNESCO experts explore the linkages between culture, health and well-being

19 March 2017 France,

The 2003 Convention’s new Operational Directives related to sustainable development encourage States Parties to safeguard health practices recognized by communities as living heritage and harness ›››

Third expert group meeting on cultural contexts of health and well-being

13 March 2017 – Paris France,

In January 2015, the WHO Regional Office for Europe convened its first expert group meeting on the cultural contexts of health (CCH), thereby initiating a ›››

Intangible Cultural Heritage

... and the 2003 Convention

Ratification

Committee Member

Listing of ICH

Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities (2010, RL)

Latest news and events

Integrating intangible cultural heritage in education: Intersectoral meeting with Education Institutes and programmes

WHO and UNESCO experts explore the linkages between culture, health and well-being

Third expert group meeting on cultural contexts of health and well-being

Mr Pierre Bois Artistic advisor, House of World Cultures

Mr Christian Hottin Heritage curator, Ministry of Culture and Communication