Sustaining and transmitting Mongol biyelgee

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

The purpose of this three-year project is to assess and enhance the viability of Mongol Biyelgee and to transfer the element from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Being implemented by the Institute of Culture and Arts Study of the Mongolian State University of ›››

Nomadic Mongolia festival

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

Implemented by the Foundation for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage, this ten-month initiative aimed to prepare a proposal in view of sharing safeguarding experiences related to the Nomadic Mongolia festival through the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices, in the sense of Article 18 of the Convention. The Nomadic Mongolia festival is a nationwide celebration of intangible cultural heritage, held ›››

Transmitting and stabilizing the folk long song performance technique of Limbe performers - circular breathing - through the old repertoire to the new generations

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

The 36-month project, implemented by the National Center for Cultural Heritage and carried out in three regions, aimed to stabilize and transmit the folk long performance technique of Limbe performers – circular breathing through the old repertoire. The circular breathing technique is considered as a great achievement among nomadic Mongolians and is inseparable from the traditional folk long song. However, there a ›››

Supporting natural and cultural sustainability through the revitalization and transmission of the traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites in Mongolia

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

Implemented by the Foundation for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage, the proposed thirty-month project aims to revive forgotten worshipping practices of sacred sites in rural areas in Mongolia, with reference to the element inscribed in 2017 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. These practices – performed at sacred sites that are located throughout the c ›››

News and activities:

• 2022-06-16 – Reviving worshipping practices of sacred sites in Mongolia

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific

Benefitting country(ies): Fiji, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Samoa, Sri Lanka

Overview:

With the successful completion of Phase I, thanks to the continued generous contribution of the Government of Japan, it was possible to implement the second phase of the regional programme for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through the strengthening of national capacities from April 2015 to October 2017. The principal aims of the second phase were the following: *Reinforce the human and institutional ›››

News and activities:

• 2017-07-24 – Laos reflects on the linkages between intangible cultural heritage and development
• 2017-06-01 – Community based Inventorying in Mongolia

Safeguarding and revitalizing the Mongolian traditional epic

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

The aim of the project is to revitalize, safeguard and transmit the Mongolian traditional epic through a series of activities that range from a field survey on the current state of Mongolian epic, its repertoire and associated customs, to the identification and documentation of epic performers and the creation of a related database; from an apprenticeship training aiming at the ›››

Improving the capacities of intangible cultural heritage related NGOs in Mongolia

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

The Foundation for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage spearheads the work of non-governmental organizations and civil society in the field of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Mongolia. While non-governmental organizations play an increasing role in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and disseminating information about it in Mongolia, their capacities are still weak and a number of their managers and ›››

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Asia and the Pacific

Benefitting country(ies): Bhutan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste

Overview:

This project generously financed by the Government of Japan aimed at assisting eight countries, namely Bhutan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka and Timor Leste to safeguard their intangible cultural heritage through the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. It aimed at building up a critical mass of experience and ›››

News and activities:

• 2015-07-06 – Second round of capacity-building activities launched in Asia and the Pacific
• 2014-03-07 – Sri Lanka and Bhutan better equipped to use the international mechanisms of the Intangible Heritage Convention

The elaboration of the "Inventories of the Representative list and list in need of urgent safeguarding of Intangible Heritage in Mongolia"

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

This project resulted in the drawing up of two inventories of intangible cultural heritage present in the territory of Mongolia. The project was conducted at the national level covering 85% of the country including 283 districts of 21 provinces and all 9 districts of Ulaanbaatar. With the purpose of evaluating and analyzing the status of the current safeguarding system and to identify ICH elements ›››

Mongolian folk dance

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

The assistance resulted in the submission of a USL nomination examined in 2009, at which time the Committee inscribed the Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance was inscribed in 2009 (Decision 4.COM 14.9). ›››

Mongolian Traditional Heroic Epic

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

The assistance resulted in the submission of a USL nomination examined in 2009, at which time the Committee inscribed the Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic (Decision 4.COM 14.10). ›››

Implementation of the National Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Traditional Morin Khuur Music of Mongolia

Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia

Overview:

A prominent musical expression among nomadic Mongolians, the Morin Khuur is an integral part of rituals and everyday activities. Distinct in sound, this two-stringed fiddle is characterized by its long neck bearing a carved horse head, reflecting the all-important cult of the horse among the nomad communities. Intensive field research was undertaken to obtain updated information on diverse forms of ›››