Project

Safeguarding Iraqi Santur: craftsmanship, performance and transmission

Benefitting country(ies): Iraq

To be implemented by the UNESCO Office for Iraq, in close coordination with the Music Arts Directorate of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, this eighteen-month community-based project aims to safeguard the craftsmanship and performance skills related to Santur, a traditional plucked string instrument, whose viability has been increasingly threatened by successive conflicts, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 99,840 granted in 2026
  • Dates of implementation:
    Approved in 09/2026 - not yet under implementation

Protecting Cultural Heritage and Diversity in Complex Emergencies for Stabilization and Peace

Benefitting country(ies): Iraq

Funded by the European Union, this project aims to implement a number of urgently needed actions in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen, which will allow for the stabilization and urgent safeguarding of the cultural heritage of these countries and their population. The component related to intangible cultural heritage concerns only Iraq. The ongoing crisis in Iraq has triggered massive internal

  • Project budget:
    US$ 204,899
  • Source:
    European Union
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/10/2017 - 01/09/2019
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