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.

Full text search: The system will search the exact expression entered (i.e. ‘sustainable development’), except if you separate the terms by a comma so that the motor search one or the other expression or the two (i.e. ‘foodways, culinary practices’).

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Results : 5 elements corresponding to 8 countries

2018¹ – 2017¹ – 2013¹ – 2012¹ – 2008¹

2018
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Singing to the accompaniment of the Gusle	Serbia
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument	Azerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and Niger	Algeria – Mali – Niger
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona	Italy
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional music of the Morin Khuur	Mongolia