Living heritage events organized online this week by Mexico and Finland

19 October 2020 – Finland, Mexico,

Researchers, governments and museums came together to organize two events for the safeguarding and promotion of living heritage: The Organizing Committee of the International ›››

Language is the principal vehicle through which living heritage is kept alive: International Mother Language Day

21 February 2020 – Mexico,

‘Each language has its own unique and incomparable history’ – Yalitza Aparicio, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Indigenous Peoples. While the practice and transmission of livin ›››

New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

1 December 2016 – Germany, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Republic of Korea, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Czechia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Afghanistan,

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - Sixteen new elements have been added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage following the decisions adopted by the ›››

Festival CIOFF Mexico 2016

8 August 2016 – Mexico,

The importance of this event lies in strengthening the intangible cultural heritage of the peoples of the world by displaying their music, dance, gastronomy ›››

Folkloriada Mundial 2016

30 July 2016 – Mexico,

The importance of this event lies in strengthening the intangible cultural heritage of the peoples of the world by displaying their music, dance, gastronomy ›››

43 CIOFF World Congress

26 October 2013 – Mexico,

CIOFF has always sought the protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage through its folk festivals, currently more than 360 festivals in the world to reach thousands ›››

Regional Seminar on the application of the 1989 Recommendation- Mexico City

1 September 1997 – Mexico,

The seminar was held in Mexico City in September 1997 with the following objectives, which were based on responses from questionnaires concerning the application of ›››