One of the many sections of the newly formed ichLinks site is the archive (https://ichlinks.com/archive/archiveM.do). While relatively new, the archive promises to deliver more and more valuable information on intangible cultural heritage of the Asia-Pacific region as the site grows....
On 20 September, The Institute Eurasian and Turkic Studies (Director Dr. Eunkyung Oh) held the tenth Colloquium on Silk Road Studies at the Centennial Memorial of Dongduk Women’s University. With facilitation of Dr. Oh, Prof. Dongki Sung presented the history...
On August 27, ICHCAP signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the safeguarding and promotion of intangible heritage...
The International Conference “Preservation of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Topical Issues and Strategies to Resolve Them” is hosted by 10 ministries and government office of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on August 26, 2019. The conference is...
The customs and rituals associated with childbirth and the period of chilla (forty days after childbirth) constitute the oldest layer of family and everyday rituals of Central Asians. Rites and traditions related to the birth of a child, along with...
Nestled in the southeastern mountains of Uzbekistan, Boysun developed into a cultural hub over centuries, since the age of the ancient Silk Road. Given its long history and outside influence through the famed trade route, the region’s cultural heritage evolved...
The First International Bakhshi Art Festival will be held for one week in Termez, Uzbekistan, starting from 5 April 2019. The festival, proposed by President Shavkat Mirjiyev of Uzbekistan, will be held every two years. Bakhshi are accomplished storytellers, instrumentalists,...
The 2018 Central Asian ICH Film Festival will be held from 29 to 31 August 2018 at the Mongolian Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Organized by ICHCAP and hosted by the Foundation for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage...
Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) shapes contemporary life in many ways. Videos on how that happens in four Central Asian countries and Mongolia will be aired on TV. ICHCAP and Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) have signed a distribution agreement on fifty...
The brochure of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) elements of Uzbekistan—covering elements from the country’s national list of ICH—was published through the financial support of ICHCAP in 2016 and 2017. To have a more detailed presentation of the information on the...