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 : 49 elements corresponding to 34 countries

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2018
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Lkhon Khol Wat Svay Andet	Cambodia
Traditional hand puppetry	Egypt
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Dondang Sayang	Malaysia
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and music	Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan – Turkey
Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand	Thailand
Ritual and festive expressions of the Congo culture	Panama
Singing to the accompaniment of the Gusle	Serbia
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Land-of-Legends programme, for promoting and revitalizing the art of storytelling in Kronoberg Region (South-Sweden)	Sweden
2017
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Al Azi, art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry	United Arab Emirates
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Khaen music of the Lao people	Lao People's Democratic Republic
Kochari, traditional group dance	Armenia
Punto	Cuba
The art of Bài Chòi in Central Viet Nam	Viet Nam
Xoan singing of Phú Thọ province, Viet Nam	Viet Nam
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Škofja Loka passion play	Slovenia
Tahteeb, stick game	Egypt
Winegrowers’ Festival in Vevey	Switzerland
Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan	Japan
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Lad’s dances in Romania	Romania
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Al-Ayyala, a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates	Oman – United Arab Emirates
Arirang folk song in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke	Belgium
2012
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of the Busoga Kingdom in Uganda	Uganda
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Arirang, lyrical folk song in the Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea
Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival	Japan
2011
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Festivity of ‘la Mare de Déu de la Salut’ of Algemesí	Spain
Jultagi, tightrope walking	Republic of Korea
2010
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Meshrep	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Gióng festival of Phù Ðông and Sóc temples	Viet Nam
Human towers	Spain
Peking opera	China
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Gagaku	Japan
Hayachine Kagura	Japan
Katta Ashula	Uzbekistan
Manas	China
Namsadang Nori	Republic of Korea
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges	Belgium
Traditional Ainu dance	Japan
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Arts of the Meddah, public storytellers	Turkey
Baltic song and dance celebrations	Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania
Carnival of Barranquilla	Colombia
Carnival of Binche	Belgium
Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square	Morocco
Kun Qu opera	China
Mbende Jerusarema dance	Zimbabwe
Patum of Berga	Spain