Teaching and learning with living heritage: Lessons learnt from UNESCO-EU pilot project

15 April 2020 – Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Czechia,

“When students are motivated, they achieve better results. With living heritage, learning becomes more interesting, meaningful and motivating for students. It also stimulates innovative ›››

Integrating Intangible Cultural Heritage in School-Based Education – Lessons Learnt from the UNESCO-EU Pilot Project

27 February 2020 – Netherlands,

Implemented from January 2019 to July 2020, the UNESCO-EU project Engaging Youth for an Inclusive and Sustainable Europe proposes an innovative approach to education by inviting ›››

Pilot Inventorying Activity Bonaire July – Sept, 2018: BONAIRE’S ICH & NATURAL DISASTERS

1 July 2018 – Netherlands,

This Pilot Inventorying Activity Bonaire July – Sept, 2018: BONAIRE’S ICH & NATURAL DISASTERS was implemented under Phase III of the Project and was made possible through the ›››

National Windmill Day 2018

12 May 2018 – Netherlands,

The main objective of the National Windmill Day is education of the general public as well as to emphasize the importance of safeguarding intangible ›››

Reinforcement Field Exercises for the project ‘Strengthening the capacities of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and Suriname to implement the Convention ICH'

1 May 2017 – Netherlands,

This activity took place in May and June 2017 with a total of 19 participants (13 females and 6 males). The exercise was organised by the Bonaire UNESCO Work group in collaboratio ›››

Reinforcement Field Exercises for the project ‘Strengthening the capacities of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and Suriname to implement the Convention ICH'

1 May 2017 – Netherlands,

The ICH Committee, through the Sint Eustatius Historical Foundation, again focused its reinforcement field exercise on Sint Eustatius (Statia) string band music, specifically the traditional making of  ›››

Dutch Caribbean Islands and Suriname meet to discuss mechanisms for international cooperation mechanisms under the 2003 Convention

27 April 2017 – Curaçao, Aruba, Netherlands, Suriname, Sint Maarten,

From 3 to 7 April 2017, representatives from Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten met in Kralendijk, ›››

Joint workshop on the nomination, Dutch Caribbean islands

8 April 2017 – Netherlands,

In April 2017, a joint training involving the Dutch Caribbean islands and Suriname was delivered on mechanisms for international cooperation under the 2003 Convention, focusing on preparing nominations to ›››

Inventorying Field Exercises for the project ‘Strengthening the capacities of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and Suriname to implement the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.'

27 May 2015 – Netherlands,

This activity took place in May and June 2015 with a total of 22 participants (14 females and 8 males). The exercise was organised by the Bonaire UNESCO ›››

Inventorying Field Exercises for the project ‘Strengthening the capacities of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and Suriname to implement the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.'

1 May 2015 – Netherlands,

The field exercise in Saba was organized by the ICH Committee and started with a meeting to inform all practitioners that attended the consultation ›››

Inventorying Field Exercises for the project ‘Strengthening the capacities of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and Suriname to implement the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.'

1 May 2015 – Netherlands,

The ICH Committee focused its field exercise on Sint Eustatius (Statia) string band music due to its important role in social life and the ›››

Dutch Caribbean islands press on with inventorying its living heritage

19 February 2015 – Curaçao, Aruba, Netherlands, Sint Maarten,

Having completed the first joint training on the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage last September, representatives of ›››

Project launch: safeguarding living heritage in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean islands

8 September 2014 – Curaçao, Aruba, Netherlands, Suriname, Sint Maarten,

Community representatives, non-governmental and governmental experts in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) are joining efforts ›››

Expert meeting on museums and Intangible Cultural Heritage

5 April 2004 – Netherlands,

This meeting on the roles of museums in the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage considered two main questions: How can museums contribute to safeguarding ›››