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The activities below have received the patronage of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The reports received by the Secretariat of the Convention on these activities are sometimes accompanied by additional information (press releases, etc..), which can be requested from Secretariat at ICH-Emblem@unesco.org.
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| 20th Festival will be held from 11 to 14 July 2024 11/07/2024 - 14/07/2024Krasnoyarsk region, Shushenskoye village - Russian Federation Contact: Ministry of Culture of the Krasnoyarsk region, (Russian Federation) Zinov Arkady Vladimirovich | The International Festival of World Music and Crafts «World of Siberia» (hereafter - the Festival) is the most extensive festival of Siberian folk culture, and one of the biggest international festivals in Russia. It takes place on the second weekend of July in Shushenskoye village in the South of the Krasnoyarsk region once a year. The aim of the Festival is to preserve nonmaterial cultural heritage of the world; to promote and develop ethnical cultures of Siberia; to develop event tourism; to promote folk culture in its widest diversity. |
The objectives of the Festival are: to exchange cultural experience; to improve professional skills of creative groups; to support new world music performers; to preserve and develop folk crafts and fine arts; to discover talented crafters; to develop and strengthen international cultural cooperation with the countries.