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 : 24 elements corresponding to 16 countries

2017² – 2016³ – 2015¹ – 2014¹ – 2013² – 2012³ – 2011² – 2010² – 2009⁷ – 2008¹

2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, female traditional interior wall decoration in Asir, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia
Craftmanship of Estremoz clay figures	Portugal
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Carnival of Granville	France
Traditional craftsmanship of Çini-making	Turkey
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
Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique	Argentina
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ebru, Turkish art of marbling	Turkey
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Petrykivka decorative painting as a phenomenon of the Ukrainian ornamental folk art	Ukraine
Traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol Ger and its associated customs	Mongolia
2012
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng District	Botswana
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community	Hungary
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico	Mexico
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Naqqāli, Iranian dramatic story-telling	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chinese shadow puppetry	China
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture	Republic of Korea
Gingerbread craft from Northern Croatia	Croatia
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of Chinese seal engraving	China
Aubusson tapestry	France
Gesar epic tradition	China
Karagöz	Turkey
Regong arts	China
Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper	China
Traditional manufacturing of children’s wooden toys in Hrvatsko Zagorje	Croatia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Oxherding and oxcart traditions in Costa Rica	Costa Rica