The 2003 Convention reaches 175 State Parties!

23 October 2017 – Cabo Verde, Cook Islands, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Malta, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, South Sudan,

On September 5, Suriname became the 175th State to join the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage bringing the convention close to ›››

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 – Suriname,

Through the Directorate of Culture, representatives from all the umbrella cultural organizations were invited to this activity. The activity focussed on the Use of the Bita as a medicina ›››

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, ›››

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 June 2016 – Suriname,

The field exercise in Suriname was organized jointly by the National Commission, the Department of Cultural Studies (Directorate of Culture) and the Foundation Na ›››

Suriname committed to inventorying its intangible cultural heritage

14 April 2016 – Suriname,

Participants representing Afro-Surinamese, Javanese, Maroons, Chinese, Jewish, Hindustani and Indigenous communities are joining forces to develop a framework for inventorying their living heritage at ›››

Inventorying of living heritage in Suriname

11 April 2016 – Suriname,

Participants representing Afro-Surinamese, Javanese, Maroons, Chinese, Jewish, Hindustani and Indigenous communities are joining forces to develop a framework for inventorying their living heritage at ›››

Suriname taking important strides towards the safeguarding of its living heritage

27 July 2015 – Suriname,

As Suriname moves closer towards the ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, it is timely for community members ›››

Suriname taking important strides towards the safeguarding of its living heritage

20 July 2015 – Suriname,

As Suriname moves closer towards the ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, it is timely for community members ›››

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 ›››