Digital journey to intangible cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan

Benefitting country(ies): Kyrgyzstan

Overview:

This thirty-month project is proposed as a second phase of the project on Safeguarding Practices and Rare Rituals Related to Sacred Sites in Kyrgyzstan, implemented in 2018–2020 with the support of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund. Initiated by community leaders of the pilgrimage practices, the project’s overall objective is to develop a website about ICH elements, with audiovisual materials and comprehensive inf ›››

Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran - International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage

Benefitting country(ies): Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Overview:

UNESCO and the European Union in joint collaboration launched the project “Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage” in October 2018. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the contribution of culture to sustainable development, notably through heritage-based tourism development, diversifying tourism products, safeguarding and promoting intangible cultu ›››

News and activities:

• 2019-06-18 – Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Tajikistan
• 2019-05-14 – Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Kyrgyzstan

Safeguarding of practices and rare rituals related to sacred sites in Kyrgyzstan: preparation of an inventory and safeguarding measures

Benefitting country(ies): Kyrgyzstan

Overview:

Implemented by the Aigine Cultural Research Centre (CRC), the proposed project aimed at compiling a unified national inventory of sacred sites and rare ritual practices in Kyrgyzstan, as well as developing effective related safeguarding measures in the form of a national manual on safeguarding sacred sites and rare ritual practices. Such practices form an integral part of people’s traditional belief s ›››

News and activities:

• 2021-07-27 – Safeguarding practices and rituals in sacred sites in Kyrgyzstan

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Central Asia

Benefitting country(ies): Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Overview:

Implemented between 2012 and 2016, this project has aimed at enhancing safeguarding capacities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan through effective implementation of the Convention, thereby contributing to sustainable development. It has promoted better visibility of intangible cultural heritage, awareness of its significance and its function in societies. By promoting mutual respect for the heritage of others, this project has contributed to ›››

News and activities:

• 2017-07-14 – Enhancing safeguarding of living heritage in Uzbekistan
• 2016-11-21 – Workshop on ICH and Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan, Implications for Policy Development and Implementation

Safeguarding of the Art of the Akyns, Kyrgyz Epic Tellers

Benefitting country(ies): Kyrgyzstan

Overview:

The pre-eminent Kyrgyz epic, the Manas trilogy, is an oral encyclopaedia of Kyrgyz social values and history. Performed at seasonal ceremonies, national holidays and other social gatherings, the Manas epic continues to inspire contemporary Kyrgyz writers and composers. Studios for young Akyns in various regions of Kyrgyzstan will be opened, and contests among those attending the studios will be organized ›››