• Instigating Research on Safeguarding Living Heritage for Sustainable Society

ABOUT IRCI

IRCI was established in 2011 as a Category 2 Centre of UNESCO to promote the 2003 Convention and its implementation, and to enhance the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) through instigating and coordinating research in the Asia-Pacific region.

3 KEY ACTIVITIES FOR PROMOTING & SAFEGUARDING ICH

  • RESEARCH PROJECTS

    Research activities for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region in cooperation with UNESCO and other related institutions worldwide

  • REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS

    Outcomes of various research projects and international forums/meetings/seminars

  • RESEARCH DATABASE

    3,026 entries from 48 countries on the safeguarding of ICH 

27/02/2024

Recordings of the Special Online Seminar celebrating the ...

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19/02/2024

[Deadline extended to 15 March 2024] Call for Case Studie...

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16/02/2024

The sixth online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia...

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26/01/2024

ICH specialists from Hong Kong and the Philippines visite...

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27/02/2024

Recordings of the Special Online Seminar celebrating the ...

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16/02/2024

The sixth online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia...

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12/01/2024

<Call for Participation> UNESCO week 2024 Internation...

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27/12/2023

Online Seminar ‘SYNERGIZING CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE MULT...

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ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

RESEARCH DATABASE

  • AFGHANISTAN
  • AUSTRALIA
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  • BHUTAN
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  • CAMBODIA
  • CHINA
  • COOK ISLANDS
  • FIJI
  • INDIA
  • INDONESIA
  • IRAN
  • JAPAN
  • KAZAKHSTAN
  • KIRIBATI
  • KYRGYZSTAN
  • LAOS
  • MALAYSIA
  • MALDIVES
  • MARSHALL ISLANDS
  • MICRONESIA
  • MONGOLIA
  • MYANMAR
  • NAURU
  • NEPAL
  • NEW ZEALAND
  • NIUE
  • PAKISTAN
  • PALAU
  • PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  • PHILIPPINES
  • REPUBLIC OF KOREA
  • RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  • SAMOA
  • SINGAPORE
  • SOLOMON ISLANDS
  • SRI LANKA
  • TAJIKISTAN
  • THAILAND
  • TIMOR-LESTE
  • TONGA
  • TURKEY
  • TURKMENISTAN
  • TUVALU
  • UZBEKISTAN
  • VANUATU
  • VIET NAM

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