Messages to the UNESCO 2003 Convention

"La Lega Bisse del Garda auspica che i giovani si innamorino di questo nostro meraviglioso sport che è la voga in piedi e che unisce la tradizione alla sana competizione sportiva sulla Bissa. Felice di festeggiare insieme alla rete Tocatì e a voi tutti questo importante anniversario della Convenzione UNESCO…

Expression du leg Incitant à l'ancrage des âges, Sa sauvegarde honore les identités. Le patrimoine culturel immatériel, Et ses expressions diverses, Alimentent notre éveil. Fond de la conscience, Qui nous encourage à l'humanité. Aux pratiques où nos ambiances, Alliant expressions culturelles Aux couleurs des convivialités, Écument la postérité. Artisans, Artiste…

The UNESCO 2003 Convention is in its twentieth year and is gaining traction and agency as the field of Intangible Cultural Heritage or living heritage, becomes increasingly internationally recognised. The safeguarding of our living heritage is imperative for all our shared futures. The traditional and indigenous knowledge, which is part…

The 2003 Convention, which entered into force in 2006, has now reached early adulthood and so is on the cusp of reaching full maturity. Since I have been involved in its story from before the 2003 Convention was actually drafted, it is interesting for me to see how some of…

  Download: Il colle e il Solleone - Italy - Lettera per 20° anno convenzione UNESCO.pdf

    While the United Kingdom has not ratified the 2003 Convention, the Convention has nevertheless guided Historic Environment Scotland’s efforts to safeguard ICH in  Scotland. We have drawn on the Convention, the ICH domains, and the best  practice register to inform development of our Policy Statement on ICH, and…

San Juan de Pasto, October 21, 2023 Dear 2003 Convention UNESCO Paris, France Subject: a journey that never ended: Amazon and Immaterial Cultural Heritage, nature and culture. As a sociology student at the University of Nariño, I thought that culture is a powerful instrument to achieve different objectives. The first…

A message to the Unesco 2003 convention from Flanders We, Arno, Kari, Inge and Sophie, from the Flanders Department of Culture, Youth and Media wish the Unesco 2003 convention and all ICH enthusiasts worldwide a very happy 20th anniversary!! As a small but dedicated group in our Department, we feel…

Message from Ľubica Voľanská & Eva Kuminková, Czecho-Slovakia Global Network of Facilitators, and many different roles...

Message from Intangible Heritage Department, Estonian Centre of Folk Culture

Celebrating 20 years of implementing the 2003 Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage   Congratulations to UNESCO and all actors in the culture sector for contributing to 20 years of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage for future generations! In 2006, when the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) was…

Mind the gap Eivind Falk Director Norwegian Crafts Institute / Editor-In-Chief #HeritageAlive since 2012   I remember well the first committee meeting I attended. It was in Abu Dhabi at the 4.COM in 2009. We were just a handful of NGOs, but we had our first meetings around a round…

«Tutti siamo parte del patrimonio vivente delle nostre terre e della nostra gente. Ma essere il proprio patrimonio significa anche trovare qualcosa in comune con altre terre e altre genti coi loro patrimoni, diversi ma con alla base qualcosa in comune, cioè il bagaglio che ciascuno di noi si porta…

Download PDF: Dutch Center for Intangible Heritage - NGO.pdf

...Imagining a Future...where...   The bus(y)ness of diversity is the norm Where languages and sounds roll off tongues To reach ears attuned to their sounds of awe And wonder, Soundscapes in which imagination And creativity may take root in words which carry wisdoms and ways of being in the world…

For about 50 years, our National Association "Cultures du Monde" in Gannat has been involved in the dissemination of Intangible Cultural Heritage for everyone and works to promote access to cultural diversity for all.  Among our activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ICH we have made some video…

Download PDFs: Âme Africaine ou Héritage vivant - Francais.pdf  African Soul or Living Heritage - English.pdf