Intangible Cultural Heritage

Call for papers: traditional medicinal plant knowledge and sustainable community livelihoodsCall for papersNews

Call for papers: traditional medicinal plant knowledge and sustainable community livelihoods

The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and the Korea Ginseng Association will jointly host the 2026 ICH NGO Conference in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, from 14 to 15 October 2026. Under the theme, “Traditional Medicinal Plant…
July 27, 2026
ICH Tourism Dialogue #8 – Nationalised Heritagisation Discourse in the Arabian Gulf Region with AlAnood AlShaikh and Saad HanifICH Tourism dialoguesNews

ICH Tourism Dialogue #8 – Nationalised Heritagisation Discourse in the Arabian Gulf Region with AlAnood AlShaikh and Saad Hanif

Nationalised Heritagisation Discourse in the Arabian Gulf Region The curation of cultural festivals within heritage sites became an ongoing phenomenon in contemporary heritage management, acting as a crucial interface between local heritage preservation and state-led tourism. This phenomenon, often characterised as a ‘staged heritage’ paradigm, is driven by the need…
July 27, 2026
Call on “The Role of Local Communities in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage”News

Call on “The Role of Local Communities in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage”

Call for speakers, papers and posters and participation at the international symposium: “The Role of Local Communities in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage within Heritage Ensembles and Monuments” ORGANIZED BY: ICOMOS ITALY INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OF ICOMOS (ICICH) IN COLLABORATION WITH: The Centro Universitario Europeo per i Beni Culturali…
June 30, 2026
The activities of the ICH NGO Forum during the 11.GA11GANews

The activities of the ICH NGO Forum during the 11.GA

The Eleventh Session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 17–18 June 2026. Bringing together representatives of the 185 States Parties, the Assembly will address key issues concerning…
June 16, 2026
#HeritageAlive: a new book on ICH and armed conflicts#heritageAliveNews

#HeritageAlive: a new book on ICH and armed conflicts

The ICH and armed conflicts is a special edition of the #HeritageAlive journal. In April 2025 #HeritageAlive and the ICH NGO Forum hosted a webinar on ICH and armed conflicts. The event truly proved that this topic, unfortunately, is a very urgent one. Current conflicts in many countries - and…
June 16, 2026
2026 JIAPICH Awards Announce Three FinalistsNews

2026 JIAPICH Awards Announce Three Finalists

The Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH) is proud to announce the three finalists for its 2026 edition, recognizing exceptional initiatives that safeguard, transmit, and revitalize intangible cultural heritage around the world. Selected from a highly competitive international pool of nominations, the finalists demonstrate innovative and community-centered…
June 15, 2026
June 9, 2026

ICH Tourism Dialogue #7 – Giovany Paolo Arteaga Montes

May 28, 2026

ICH Tourism dialogues: conversations on Living Heritage and Tourism

May 27, 2026

Webinar on the Future of the ICH NGO Forum: recording now available online

April 29, 2026

ICH NGO Forum Webinar: Organizational and Strategic Development – 15 May 2026

April 24, 2026

Call for Short Films: Safeguarding Living Traditions

March 16, 2026

#HeritageAlive – Call for Articles: Traditional Masks and Masquerades

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Safeguarding living cultural traditions

NGOs are a pillar for the safeguarding of the World’s living traditions, together with the holders of these traditions and the States. The Forum also welcomes NGOs that are active in the field of ICH and are in the process of accreditation.

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Your NGO on this website

Do you want to join our platform for communication, networking, exchange and cooperation for NGOs accredited by the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage? On our website, each accredited NGO has a totally free space in order to promote its organization and its activities organized during the year.

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Messages to the 2003 Convention

The ICH NGO Forum invites individuals and actors from around the world to share their Messages Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

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ICH NGO Forum Annual Symposium 2024

Participatory approaches to Living Heritage: NGO perspectives

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Web Dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and sustainable tourism

Benefits and challenges when intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and tourism meet, and to develop sustainable living heritage tourism.

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Sharing Experience

Share knowledge from fieldwork in communities and with practitioners, between the UNESCO accredited NGOs and experts, in order to learn from each other.

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