The Cultural Heritage Administration (Administrator Choi Eung-Chon) held a meeting with the Ambassadors of the 10 ASEAN Member States in Korea on September 27, at Changdeok Palace, Seoul, shared the achievements of the ‘ASEAN-ROK Working Committee on Cultural Heritage Cooperation...
A collaborative exhibition “Alternative Identities: Masks of ASEAN & Korea” will be co-hosted by ICHCAP (Director-General Ji-Sung Kim), the Oil Tank Culture Park (Director Lee Yong Nam) and Korea Foundation ASEAN Culture House (President Kim Ki Hwan) from September 22nd...
The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) invited the delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports, and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic (MCISYP). The delegation...
The 2023 World Children’s Festival for Intangible Cultural Heritage is approaching. It will be a comprehensive festival, including performances, exhibitions, and hands-on experience opportunities on global intangible cultural heritage (ICH) for children. The festival will also bring ICH close to...
The 2023 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, Republic of Korea, over two days on 1 and 2 September in connection with the 2023 ICH Festival. The forum is...
ICHCAP is co-organizing a webinar in East Asia on August 10 (Thursday) under the theme of "Bringing Living Heritage to the Classroom in East Asia" in collaboration with the UNESCO Beijing Office. ICHCAP has been working on the project on...
ICHCAP and the KF ASEAN Culture House have published an exhibition catalogue introducing exhibits unveiled at the “Alternative Identities: Masks of ASEAN and Korea” exhibition (26 April to 23 July). Masks are representative pieces of a cultural heritage that has...
This year, the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (hereafter 'the 2003 Convention') celebrates the 20th anniversary. To mark this occasion, a global meeting under the tagline “Unleashing the power of living heritage for sustainable development...
The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (hereinafter “Centre”) and the National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO jointly held he 1st Workshop and International Symposium for...
ICHCAP has recently released the publication titled “Good Practices on Sustainable Development through Traditional Crafts” on 6 July 2023, funded by the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea. This book includes ten good practices from five Asia-Pacific countries (Nepal, Vietnam, Uzbekistan,...