Adina Ciubotariu is an ethnologist and senior researcher working with The Romanian Academy since 2003. She is Head of The Ethnology Department which also hosts The Folklore Archive of Moldova and Bucovina. Her interests include traditional customs, peasant architecture, urban anthropology and the didactic approach of folklore. As a member of The National Commission for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Romania she has been actively involved in actions concerning the implementation of the 2003 Convention, national inventory, nominations for the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and various other activities focusing on ICH bearers.