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 : 39 elements corresponding to 29 countries

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2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe	Austria – Czechia – Germany – Hungary – Slovakia
Chakan, embroidery art in the Republic of Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand	Thailand
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet	Bangladesh
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of the atlas and adras making traditional technologies	Uzbekistan
2016
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Regional Centres for Craftsmanship: a strategy for safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional handicraft	Austria
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional knowledge and technologies relating to the growing and processing of the curagua	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves	Azerbaijan
Zmijanje embroidery	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Nan Pa’ch ceremony	Guatemala
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará	Brazil
Traditional art of Jamdani weaving	Bangladesh
Traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol Ger and its associated customs	Mongolia
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Al Sadu, traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
Saman dance	Indonesia
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’i	Peru
Weaving of Mosi (fine ramie) in the Hansan region	Republic of Korea
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Compagnonnage, network for on-the-job transmission of knowledge and identities	France
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making	France
Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique	Japan
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Aubusson tapestry	France
Chinese calligraphy	China
Chinese paper-cut	China
Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade	China
Indonesian Batik	Indonesia
Lacemaking in Croatia	Croatia
Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika	Cyprus
Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture	Japan
Regong arts	China
Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China	China
Traditional Ainu dance	Japan
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Education and training in Indonesian Batik intangible cultural heritage for elementary, junior, senior, vocational school and polytechnic students, in collaboration with the Batik Museum in Pekalongan	Indonesia
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Aymara communities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru	Bolivia (Plurinational State of) – Chile – Peru
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Andean cosmovision of the Kallawaya	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cross-crafting and its symbolism	Lithuania
Kihnu cultural space	Estonia
Mystery play of Elche	Spain
Taquile and its textile art	Peru