The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) is pleased to invite active NGOs to participate in the […]
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Category: ICH News
Singapore’s First Inventory for Intangible Cultural Heritage
Singapore unveiled its first master plan for the heritage and museum sector, Our SG Heritage Plan (2018-2022), in April 2018, and as part of the master plan, the National Heritage Board […]
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UNESCO Executive Appointments
UNESCO’s Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, announced the nomination of four new members of the Senior Management Team of the Organization. Mr Xing Qu (China, 61 years old) as Deputy Director General. […]
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Call for Papers: 2018 International Conference on Cultural Statistics and Creative Economy
The second International Conference on Cultural Statistics and Creative Economy will be held in Manila, Philippines, on second or third week of October. The conference is being organized by the […]
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Hue Festival, Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development
Building on the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development; Hue—One Destination, Five World Heritages”, the tenth Hue Festival will be held from 27 April to 2 May 2018. Hue […]
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Sak Yant: Sacred Tattoos of Thailand
For hundreds of years, Thai people drew images of animals, Khom scripts, and mystic diagrams (yantra) on their skin, believing that these would protect them against misfortunes. Sacred tattoos, known […]
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Dates Set for Seventh Session of the General Assembly
The Seventh Session of the General Assembly of the States Party to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held at UNESCO Headquarters (Room […]
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Kiribati and Singapore Join the 2003 Convention
By depositing their instrument of ratification respectively on 2 January and 22 February, Kiribati and Singapore became the 176th and 177th States to join the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding […]
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That Which Hardly Vanishes: An Exhibition of Korea’s Intangible Cultural Heritage in Jeonju
In March 2018, a space dedicated to spotlighting and honoring the contributions of Korean masters of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) was opened to the public at the National Intangible Heritage Center in […]
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Badal Mahal Museum: Promoting Vagad Cultural Heritage and Ecotourism
Dungarpur is in the southwestern part of Rajasthan, India. The region is also known as Vagad, where inhabitants are mostly tribal communities. Along with great cultural diversity, Vagad is also […]
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