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 : 15 elements corresponding to 24 countries

2018² – 2016³ – 2014¹ – 2012¹ – 2010¹ – 2009³ – 2008⁴

2018
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Shadow play	Syrian Arab Republic
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz	Afghanistan – Azerbaijan – India – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Iraq – Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Turkmenistan – Turkey
Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia	Slovakia – Czechia
Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan	Japan
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Coming forth of the masks and puppets in Markala	Mali
2012
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners	China
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Aalst carnival	Belgium
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Indonesian Batik	Indonesia
Karagöz	Turkey
Namsadang Nori	Republic of Korea
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatre	Japan
Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre	Italy
Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre	Cambodia
Wayang puppet theatre	Indonesia