What We Do

Information Sharing
ICHCAP aims to promote intangible cultural heritage (ICH) safeguarding activities of individuals, communities, organizations, institutions, and countries through management and effective sharing of information and cultural data focusing on ICH....

Network Building
Our Centre establishes networks among communities, groups, and individuals to help transmit and share intangible cultural heritage. This initiative strengthens cooperative networks among NGOs, research institutes, and government organizations regionally...

Raising Awareness
Promoting the value of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and raising public awareness about cultural assets, domains of knowledge, and practices relevant to ICH safeguarding shape conducive conditions for the protection...
RECENT NEWS

Launch of The Global Campaign ‘Wiki Loves Living Heritage’
To celebrate living heritage and mark the twentieth anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the global campaign ‘Wiki Loves Living Heritage’ has launched on...

The Communal Festivity of Jeongwol Daeboruem in South Korea
Celebration of the new year is regarded as one of the preeminent holidays within cultures worldwide, and in Korean culture the festivities of the first month of the lunar year...

Open Call for Applications: 2023 ICH Associate Expert Program
The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) welcomes applications for the 2023 ICH Associate Expert Program. The...

Explore the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network (SRLHN) webpage within the homepage of the Network’s Secretariat – ICHCAP. The necessity of the webpage...

Webinar on ICH Archiving to be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023
ICHCAP holds the 'ichLinks Webinar' online on Thursday, March 30, 2023, 14:00-16:00(KST), in collaboration with the National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The webinar will...

OPEN CALL for the International Ceramics Competition Mino
Recruitment for entries for the thirteenth International Ceramics Festival Mino will be held from 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024. What is the International Ceramics Festival MINO? The International...
Related Sites

ichLinks
ichLinks is a one-stop online platform where you can easily meet and experience intangible cultural heritage information and content from forty-eight UNESCO member states in the Asia-Pacific region. ichLinks will advance as a common venue for communication and cooperation among various stakeholders, including policy makers, research institutes, experts, NGOs, communities and practitioners related to intangible cultural heritage.

ICH Courier
ICHCAP publishes the ICH Courier as a specialized magazine in the field of ICH to provide news and information related to intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region. The recent volumes can be viewed and downloaded online ICH Courier website.

e-Knowledge Center
ICHCAP has uploaded some of its project outcomes on our e-Knowledge Center website. Here, you can find multimedia materials and electronic versions of many ICHCAP publications.