Today, we live in a digital age where a single-finger touch leads us to see at a glance the time and memory of the past. The rapid changes in the recording media brought about by this technological development, however, may have degenerated valuable analogue data and information from the previous era into obsolete artifacts. Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) records are no exception. Many of the older ICH analog materials that are not adapted to a highly electronic environment face a serious risk of damage. In line with this, ICHCAP has been implementing a project called “Digitizing ICH Records” that aims to cover important areas of restorative digitization such as understanding the status of analog audio-visual data related to intangible heritage, restoration, management, utilization, and information dissemination.
Main Activities
- Selection of partner organization
- On-site inspection of ICH analog recordings and technical advice
- Restoration and digitization of ICH analog materials
- Production of Promotional Digitized Record Set
Target
- Forty-Eight Asia-Pacific Member States with ICH analog audio-visual materials
Partner Organizations
| Member State | Organization |
|---|---|
| Mongolia | The Institute of Language and Literature in Mongolia |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands National Museum |
| Vietnam | The Vietnam Institute of Musicology |
| Uzbekistan | The Fine Arts Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
| Sri Lanka | Ministry of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage, Sri Lanka |
| Philippines | The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines |
| India | The Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology |
| Nepal | Music Museum of Nepal |
| Fiji | The Fiji Museum |
| FSM | The Yap State Historic Preservation Office |
| FSM | Kosrae Historic Preservation Office |
Outcomes
| Member State | Audiovisual Collection | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Mongolia | Sounds from Mongolian Grasslands | view |
| Vietnam | Cultural Sounds: The Spirit of Vietnam | view |
| Uzbekistan | Melodies from Uzbekistan | view |
| Philippines | Pagdaloy, Flow of Life | view |
| India | Music, Songs and Stories: Archival Selections from India | view |
| Nepal | Precious Drops from Nepal’s Fountain of Folk Music | view |
| Fiji | Our Cultural Expressions: Indigenous Soul of FIJI | view |
| FSM | Yapese Intangible Cultural Heritage: History, Legends, Myths, and Performing Arts of the Federated States of Micronesia | view |
| FSM | Kosrae (FSM) ICH: Local Food, Canoe Building, Weaving and Local House |
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