Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

2020 nominations will be discussed by the Committee during its 15th session in December 2020

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 listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.

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Results : 19 elements corresponding to 17 countries

2018² – 2017¹ – 2015¹ – 2012² – 2010¹ – 2009⁷ – 2008⁵

2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Reggae music of Jamaica	Jamaica
Ritual and festive expressions of the Congo culture	Panama
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancing	Turkmenistan
2015
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Three genres of traditional dance in Bali	Indonesia
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Klapa multipart singing of Dalmatia, southern Croatia	Croatia
Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hat	Ecuador
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chant of the Sybil on Majorca	Spain
2009
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Suiti cultural space	Latvia
Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering	China
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Jeju Chilmeoridang Yeongdeunggut	Republic of Korea
Lacemaking in Croatia	Croatia
Mazu belief and customs	China
Procession Za Krizen (‘following the cross’) on the island of Hvar	Croatia
Two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale	Croatia
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Cultural space of the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella	Dominican Republic
Kihnu cultural space	Estonia
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna	Belize – Guatemala – Honduras – Nicaragua
Vanuatu sand drawings	Vanuatu
Wayang puppet theatre	Indonesia