Urgent safeguarding of the making of traditional musical instrument Kobyz and its tradition of Zhyrau performance

Países beneficiarios: Uzbekistán

Resumen:

Implemented by the UNESCO Office in Tashkent in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Uzbekistan, this eighteen-month project aims to safeguard and raise awareness of Karakalpak living heritage in Uzbekistan, with a focus on the endangered kobyz and zhyrau traditions. Using a gender-based approach, the project involves identifying and documenting the techniques of creating ›››

Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran - International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage

Países beneficiarios: Afganistán, Irán (República Islámica del), Kazajstán, Kirguistán, Tayikistán, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistán

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UNESCO and the European Union in joint collaboration launched the project “Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage” in October 2018. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the contribution of culture to sustainable development, notably through heritage-based tourism development, diversifying tourism products, safeguarding and promoting intangible cultu ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-06-18 – Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Tajikistan
• 2019-05-14 – Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Kyrgyzstan

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Central Asia

Países beneficiarios: Kazajstán, Kirguistán, Tayikistán, Uzbekistán

Resumen:

Implemented between 2012 and 2016, this project has aimed at enhancing safeguarding capacities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan through effective implementation of the Convention, thereby contributing to sustainable development. It has promoted better visibility of intangible cultural heritage, awareness of its significance and its function in societies. By promoting mutual respect for the heritage of others, this project has contributed to ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2017-07-14 – Enhancing safeguarding of living heritage in Uzbekistan
• 2016-11-21 – Workshop on ICH and Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan, Implications for Policy Development and Implementation

Inventario nacional de las tradiciones vinculadas con la cerámica

Países beneficiarios: Uzbekistán

Resumen:

Los alfareros uzbekos se valían de técnicas especiales para producir el famoso vidriado azul que adornaba las vasijas y los azulejos. Muchos monumentos sagrados de la ciudad de Samarcanda, antigua capital de este arte, ilustran esta tradición secular. La modernización del material de fabricación y la organización de talleres de formación han ayudado a los ceramistas a mantener vivas sus tradic ›››

Salvaguardia de shashmaqom, música clásica de Asia Central

Países beneficiarios: Tayikistán, Uzbekistán

Resumen:

El proyecto comprende la documentación audiovisual (digital) de shashmaqom a cargo de un equipo de expertos, científicos y musicólogos de ambos países, la publicación de la investigación científica, la organización conjunta de conferencias, exhibiciones y festivales por los dos países y una ayuda a los buenos fabricantes de instrumentos musicales. Además se organizarán clases magistrales en ambos países para garantizar la transmis ›››

Elaboración de un inventario y preparación de un Plan Maestro Decenal para la salvaguardia de la cultura tradicional y popular del distrito de Boysun

Países beneficiarios: Uzbekistán

Resumen:

Boysun, located in south-eastern Uzbekistan, is known as one of the oldest inhabited areas of Central Asia. Local people gather to practice traditional rites such as the sowing ritual, wedding ceremonies, circumcisions of boys, funeral rites, and shamanistic rituals. The project action plan included training tradition bearers, teachers and students to undertake field research, involving audio-visual documentation, ethnomusicological methodology and ›››