Seven C2Cs Active in the Field of ICH Gathered Online

The Ninth Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage was held on 29 November 2021 online. It was organized by the Living Heritage Entity of UNESCO, and supported by ICHCAP. The meeting...

The 16th session of the Committee is about to begin online

Following the consultation of the Bureau that took place last week, the sixteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will begin this coming Monday and will take place online. An opening ceremony will...

Public Symposium on SDGs Project to be held on 22 December

The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) is holding an online public symposium entitled “ICH contribution to better education and sustainable communities” on 22 December as part of its project “Research on ICH’s Contribution...

Kobyz: Kazakh Traditional Musical Instrument

Kobyz (kyl-kobyz) is a sacred instrument embodying the spiritual world of a nomad. It is perhaps the most magical traditional musical instrument of Kazakh people. From being a sacred solo-instrument that sounded at the hands of nomads to moving to...