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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 activities for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region in cooperation with UNESCO and other related institutions worldwide
Outcomes of various research projects and international forums/meetings/seminars
3,952 entries from 49 countries on the safeguarding of ICH

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The front page of the book 'Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific'

20/08/2025

New Publication of Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguard...

Call for Cases on Promoting Tangible-Intangible Synergies

15/08/2025

Call for Cases on Promoting Tangible-Intangible Synergies...

A part of Session of the Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change (May-June 2025)

05/08/2025

IRCI participated in the Workshop on Intangible Cultural ...

The 14th CRIHAP Governing Board Meeting 1

30/05/2025

IRCI participated in the Fourteenth Session of the Govern...

12/02/2025

Online Seminar LEVERAGING LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ...

07/02/2025

Online Seminar INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF CHANGING...

23/12/2024

[Inviting On-site and Online Participants] INTERNATIONAL ...

22/11/2024

Call for participants: UNESCO week 2024/25 International ...

IRCI Brochure 2024-2025