Key issues in heritage studies and public folklore will be explored in a webinar presented by the Fellows of the American Folklore Society (AFS) on March 10, 13:00 to 15:00 Eastern Standard Time that will launch a new initiative, Heritage,...
On 12 and 13 November 2020, ICHCAP and the ICH NGO Forum virtually held the 2020 ICH NGO Conference. The fifteen participants, including eleven selected presenters from ten countries around the world, discussed various cases and activities of each country...
At 14.COM in Bogota, the #HeritageAlive Editorial Board decided to choose traditional musical instruments as the topic for the next book. The deadline for submitting articles is 15 October 2020. The book on traditional musical instruments will be published with...
The DIGITAL ICH Observatory is conducting a survey on inventories & intangible cultural heritage. With this survey, they intend to study the practices and opinions of users of ICH inventories. The survey refers to the different domains of ICH— oral...
Since 2017 the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Project (IMP) has been exploring the extent to which ICH practitioners and communities can work together with museum professionals and networks in ways that are sustainable and mutually beneficial and aimed at...
The Inter-City Intangible Cultural Cooperation Network (ICCN) is the only international organization of local governments and cultural organizations that aim to safeguard the world’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. The ICCN has been working to explore creative and effective policies for the...
During the ICH-NGO Forum meeting, there will be a session on Sunday morning, 8 December 2019, dedicated to the topic of “ICH in an urban context: Cultural diversity and social cohesion.” This session has been prepared in cooperation with the...
At 13.COM in Mauritius, the Editorial Board of the ICH NGO Forum decided to concentrate on traditional food for the next publication. The deadline for submitting articles is April 1, 2019. The book on traditional food is planned to be...
The Electoral Board seeks candidates for the Steering Committee of ICH NGO Forum, which is a meeting of NGOs accredited by UNESCO in the framework of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The election of...
The scientific committee of The International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) is hosting a conference this year, with the support of the IOV MENA regional headquarters in Sharjah, under the heading “Folk Culture: The Present and Future Pathways” (20-24 November...
