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23.06.2017 - UNESCO Venice Office

Experts network to discuss funding for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in South-East Europe

Museum of Republic of Srpska - Zmijanje embroidery

On 27-28 June 2017, experts in representation of the ministries of Culture of 13 countries in the region, altogether with UNESCO specialists, will meet in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to share experiences on the implementation of the 2003 Convention. While this year the focus of the meeting of the South-East European Experts Network on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be resource mobilization, fund raising and partnerships for the sustainability of safeguarding efforts, it will continue to deepen the network’s longstanding commitment towards regional cooperation on intangible cultural heritage.

The South-East European Experts Network on Intangible Cultural Heritage was established in 2007 with the support of UNESCO, in order to support the implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) in South-East Europe. Meetings of the network took place on an annual basis in Arbanasi, Bulgaria (June 2007); Safranbolu, Turkey (May 2008); Zagreb, Croatia, April 2009, Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania (May 2010); Belgrade, Serbia (May 2011); Athens, Greece (May 2012); Sofia, Bulgaria (May 2013); Limassol, Cyprus (May 2014); Venice, Italy (June 2015); and, Supetar, Croatia (June 2016).

Since its establishment, upon the initiative of UNESCO, the Experts Network is the main forum on intangible cultural heritage in South-East Europe. Over the years, it has greatly contributed to the promotion of intangible cultural heritage within the region and to the development of capacities for its safeguarding, with an emphasis on sharing experiences, good practices and lessons learned on the implementation of the 2003 Convention. The network aims also at fostering regional cooperation among participating countries, including on the identification and safeguarding of shared intangible cultural heritage elements.

This new edition of Experts Network meeting is organized by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe in cooperation with the State Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the National Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina for UNESCO,  with the support of the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of UNESCO, based in Sofia (Bulgaria). The first day of the meeting will be devoted to an update on the developments in the implementation of the 2003 Convention at both international and country levels. The second day will funnel the discussion into funding, resource mobilization and financial sustainability of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding.

Invited to participate in the meeting are experts representing the ministries of Culture and/or other relevant authorities of the Member States of the Council of Ministers of Culture of South-East Europe – Enhancing Culture for Sustainable Development (CoMoCoSEE), namely: Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria, Croatia; Greece; Republic of Moldova; Romania; Serbia; Slovenia; The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; and, Turkey. Experts representing relevant authorities from Austria, Cyprus, Hungary, Italy and Malta are also invited as observers.




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