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.

Full text search: The system will search the exact expression entered (i.e. ‘sustainable development’), except if you separate the terms by a comma so that the motor search one or the other expression or the two (i.e. ‘foodways, culinary practices’).

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Results : 17 elements corresponding to 16 countries

2018¹ – 2016¹ – 2015¹ – 2014¹ – 2012² – 2011¹ – 2010⁵ – 2009³ – 2008²

2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chakan, embroidery art in the Republic of Tajikistan	Tajikistan
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Living culture of three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet	Georgia
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Wititi dance of the Colca Valley	Peru
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Zmijanje embroidery	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community	Hungary
Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen	Algeria
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Saman dance	Indonesia
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chant of the Sybil on Majorca	Spain
Craftsmanship of Alençon needle lace-making	France
Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan	India
Parachicos in the traditional January feast of Chiapa de Corzo	Mexico
Scissors dance	Peru
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance	Mongolia
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika	Cyprus
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Carnival of Oruro	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Kihnu cultural space	Estonia