Hungary and the 2003 Convention

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Teaching and learning with living heritage: Lessons learnt from UNESCO-EU pilot project

15 April 2020

“When students are motivated, they achieve better results. With living heritage, learning becomes more interesting, meaningful and motivating for students. It also stimulates innovative ›››

Intercontinental bridges for safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity

3 June 2019

Pont Festival

12 April 2019

Periodic reporting

On the implementation of the Convention

15/12/2012 (submitted on time)
15/12/2021

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Key references

Ratification of the Convention on

17 March 2006

Read the Convention in: Hungarian

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Membership and participation

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Listing of ICH and Register

Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community (2012, RL)

6 elements inscribed

2018: Blaudruck/Modrotisk/Kékfestés/Modrotlač, resist block printing and indigo dyeing in Europe (RL)
2016: Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodály concept (Art18)
2016: Falconry, a living human heritage (RL)
2012: Folk art of the Matyó, embroidery of a traditional community (RL)
2011: Táncház method: a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage (Art18)
2009: Busó festivities at Mohács: masked end-of-winter carnival custom (RL)

On-going nomination(s)

2021: Falconry, a living human heritage (RL)
2020: Pottery making tradition in Hungary (RL)

Backlog nomination(s)

2021: Lipizzan horse breeding traditions (RL)
2021: Hungarian string band tradition (RL)

Project

2018 - European Year of Cultural Heritage: Engaging youth for an inclusive and sustainable Europe

1 January 2019 – 30 November 2020

Amount (US$) 349,650 ›››

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Activities with the patronage

Intercontinental bridges for safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity

2019-06-03 – 2019-06-10 – Szentendre, Budapest

Pont Festival

2019-04-12 – 2019-04-14 – Budapest, Castle Garden Bazaar

Whitsun Heritage Festival - International Gathering of Intangible Cultural Heritage

2018-05-19 – 2018-03-21 – Szentendre, Hungary

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