Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

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Results : 49 elements corresponding to 34 countries

2017¹ – 2016⁶ – 2015⁶ – 2014⁵ – 2013³ – 2012⁴ – 2011⁹ – 2010⁵ – 2009⁹ – 2008¹

2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Konjic woodcarving	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Beer culture in Belgium	Belgium
Bhojpuri folk songs in Mauritius, Geet-Gawai	Mauritius
Idea and practice of organizing shared interests in cooperatives	Germany
Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic
Oshi Palav, a traditional meal and its social and cultural contexts in Tajikistan	Tajikistan
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motion	China
2015
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region	Colombia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Aitysh/Aitys, art of improvisation	Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan
Copper craftsmanship of Lahij	Azerbaijan
Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique	Argentina
Marimba music, traditional chants and dances from the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador	Colombia – Ecuador
Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2014
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mapoyo oral tradition and its symbolic reference points within their ancestral territory	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Zajal, recited or sung poetry	Lebanon
Askiya, the art of wit	Uzbekistan
Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger	Niger
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India	India
2013
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method	Georgia
Art of Đờn ca tài tử music and song in southern Viet Nam	Viet Nam
2012
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua	Indonesia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics	Romania
Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia	Croatia
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners	China
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Hezhen Yimakan storytelling	China
Saman dance	Indonesia
Yaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people's ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order	Brazil
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ceremonial Keşkek tradition	Turkey
Chinese shadow puppetry	China
Leuven age set ritual repertoire	Belgium
Mariachi, string music, song and trumpet	Mexico
Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art	Republic of Korea
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Fandango's Living Museum	Brazil
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chhau dance	India
Mongolian traditional art of Khöömei	Mongolia
Peking opera	China
Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs	Lithuania
Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional music of the Tsuur	Mongolia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chinese paper-cut	China
Hua’er	China
Indonesian Batik	Indonesia
Lacemaking in Croatia	Croatia
Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition	Estonia
Traditional Ainu dance	Japan
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale	Croatia
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Centre for traditional culture – school museum of Pusol pedagogic project	Spain
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songs	Italy