EVENTS
17/02/2026
[Deadline extended to 27 February 2026] Call for Participation: Collection of Information on ICH-Related NGOs in Asia-Pacific (IRCI & ICH NGO Forum)
The IRCI secretariat has extended the deadline for NGOs engaged in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pacific region to submit information on their organizations and publications. We invite all related NGOs to seize this valu…
02/02/2026
Online Seminar ‘Intergenerational Learning for Sustainable Development’ to be held on 12 February 2026
The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, in conjunction with IRCI’s research project ‘Preliminary Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems’, will host the 10th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region…
23/12/2025
Call for Collaborators to Conduct Case Studies on ICH and Ecosystems
IRCI is currently calling for collaborators to conduct case studies for its new project ‘Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems’ starting in April 2026. The case study will be conducted on practical initiati…
19/12/2025
Call for Participation: Collection of Information on ICH-Related NGOs in Asia-Pacific (IRCI & ICH NGO Forum)
IRCI is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative to systematically collect and provide information on NGOs working in the field of ICH safeguarding. This initiative is being implemented in cooperation with the ICH NGO Forum. While the IRCI …
28/08/2025
Online Seminar ‘“Spiritual Ecology” and the Protection of Environmental and Cultural Heritage’ to be held on 18 September 2025
The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, in conjunction with IRCI’s research project ‘Preliminary Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems’, will host the 9th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region …
12/02/2025
Online Seminar LEVERAGING LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY: EXAMPLES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIAN COASTAL COMMUNITIES to be held on 26 February 2025
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding in conjunction with its new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ is hosting the 8th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pa…
07/02/2025
Online Seminar INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF CHANGING WEATHER AND CLIMATE: UNESCO EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY-LED RESEARCH IN AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN to be held on 21 February 2025
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding in conjunction with its new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ is hosting the 7th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pa…
22/01/2025
Call for collaborating institutions to conduct case studies for IRCI project Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
(Deadline: 20 February 2025) IRCI is seeking research institutions in the Asia-Pacific region to cooperate in its new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ (FY 2024–2026), to conduct case stu…
23/12/2024
[Inviting On-site and Online Participants] INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’ (13–15 February 2025, Osaka, Japan)
The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, a platform for research promotion and cooperation established in 2022 by the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI), is organizing its fir…
22/11/2024
Call for participants: UNESCO week 2024/25 International Symposium: Sustainable Communities for a Sustainable Future (Organized by MEXT, JNCE, and ACCU)
UNESCO Future Cooperation Platform, hosted by Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU), has announced a call for participants for the upcoming event scheduled for 29 November 2024. Please check the following information. If you have any inquiri…
10/09/2024
[Deadline extended to 10 October 2024] International Symposium ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities: Perspectives for Integrated Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region’ to be held on 11 October 2024
**The registration deadline has been extended until Thursday 10 October 2024. Please click here to register (by 10 October, 2024). Registration is strongly encouraged by the closing date, however, we will also accept registration at the reception des…
30/05/2024
Calling for Papers and Panels for the International Conference ‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’ (13-15 February 2025)
Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding International Conference New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, a new platform for research promotion and cooperat…
15/05/2024
Call for Participants for the Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers is Now Open!
Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers (2024-2025) The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, a new platform for research promotion and cooperation established by the Internation…
01/04/2024
Upcoming call for participants! Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers (Open in May 2024)
Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers Have you conducted research on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pacific region, but have little or no experience in publishing? This p…
01/04/2024
UPCOMING! International Conference: New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding ICH (3 days in February 2025 in Osaka, Japan)
Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding International Conference New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding ICH 3 Days | February 2025 | Osaka, Japan The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pac…
19/02/2024
[Deadline extended to 15 March 2024] Call for Case Studies on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Actions from Asia-Pacific Region
UNESCO has extended the deadline for interested teams and individuals to submit case studies from Asia and the Pacific that illustrate the roles of and risks to intangible cultural heritage (ICH), as well as strategies for safeguarding ICH in the con…
12/01/2024
＜Call for Participation> UNESCO week 2024 International Symposium: Building a Sustainable Future Together (Organized by MEXT Japan, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, ACCU)
UNESCO Future Cooperation Platform (The Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU)) has announced a call for participants for the above upcoming event scheduled on 19 January 2024. ———————————— Interested to learn more about how we can build a mo…
27/12/2023
Online Seminar ‘SYNERGIZING CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE MULTICULTURAL URBAN CONTEXT OF GEORGE TOWN’ to be held on 22 January 2024
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding is hosting the sixth online seminar for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pacific region on 22 January 2024, inviting Ms ANG Ming Chee, General Manager of the George To…
04/12/2023
＜Call for Participation＞JCIC-Heritage 2023 Symposium “50 Years of World Cultural Heritage: Past and Future of Japan’s contribution”
Japan Consortium for International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage (JCIC) has announced a call for participants for the above upcoming event scheduled for 20 January 2024. ● Date ： 20 January 2024 (Sat.） 13:00 〜17:30 （Venue opens at 12:30…
10/11/2023
Call for Case Studies on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Actions from Asia-Pacific Region
UNESCO is inviting interested teams and individuals to submit case studies from Asia and the Pacific that illustrate the roles of and risks to intangible cultural heritage (ICH), as well as strategies for safeguarding ICH in the context of climate ch…
02/11/2023
Panel Exhibition ‘ICH Resilience amid COVID-19 Pandemic’ (7 November 2023–31 March2024)
In cooperation with the Sakai City Museum, IRCI holds a panel exhibition ‘ICH Resilience amid COVID-19 Pandemic’*. This exhibition aims to disseminate the outcomes of the IRCI’s project ‘Research on ICH Safeguarding and Affected by the COVID-19 Pand…
13/10/2023
Special Online Seminar ‘TWENTY YEARS OF THE 2003 CONVENTION: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT’ to be held on 25 October & 1 November 2023
To mark the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (the 2003 Convention), IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding is hosting the special online seminar entitled ‘TWENTY YEARS OF THE…
07/03/2023
The third online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region will be held on 23 March 2023
The online seminars for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region launched in December 2022 aim to address various issues and latest trends in ICH research in the Asia-Pacific region. Its third seminar will be held on 23 March 2023. Inviting presen…
22/02/2023
The second online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region will be held on 17 March 2023
As the first programme offered by ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’, online seminar series addressing various issues and latest trends in ICH research in the Asia-Pacific region was launched by IRCI in December 2022. Its second semin…
23/12/2022
Symposium on SDGs Project to be held on 1st February 2023
The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) is holding an international symposium under its research project “Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable …
25/11/2022
The first online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region will be held on 13 December 2022
As the first programme offered by ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’, online seminars addressing various issues and the latest trends in ICH research in the Asia-Pacific region will be launched on 13 December 2022. Inviting Ms Masami …
27/12/2021
Online questionnaire survey on ICH affected by the COVID-19 pandemic (December 2021–February 2022)
IRCI has just started an online questionnaire survey on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This questionnaire is specifically addressed to individuals or organizations engaged in specific ICH, such as researchers cl…
30/11/2021
Public Symposium on SDGs Project to be held on 22 December 2021
The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) is holding an online public symposium entitled “ICH Contribution to Better Education and Sustainable Communities” on 22 December 2021 as …
10/09/2021
The IRCI Researchers Forum will be held on 29 Oct 2021
Taking the opportunity of its 10th anniversary, IRCI is holding the IRCI Researchers Forum “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage – Towards a Sustainable Future -” on 29 October 2021. 1. Ob…
12/02/2020
The Second Group Meeting of Sustainable Data Collection Project Held in Tokyo (4-5 February 2020)
IRCI organised FY2019 the Second Working Group Meeting for “Research on the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region” Establishing New Sustainable Mechanism for Systematic Research Data Collection on 4 and 5 February 2020 at the Tokyo National …
08/07/2019
The First Group Meeting of Sustainable Data Collection project was held (June 2019)
IRCI organised “Research on the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region” Establishing New Sustainable Mechanism for Systematic Research Data Collection FY2019 the First Working Group Meeting on June 26 and 27, 2019 at Kuroda Memorial Hall in T…
08/02/2019
National Artist for literature, Virgilio S. Almario gave a lecture at Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Kyoto University (January 2019)
IRCI and Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University coorganised the lecture by Virgilio S. Almario ‘Reconstructing the National Memory towards Nation-Building’ on 31 January 2019 at Inamori Foundation Building, Kyoto University. Aft…
17/01/2019
Lecture by Virgilio S. Almario ‘Reconstructing the National Memory towards Nation-Building’ will be held at Kyoto University on 31 January 2019
IRCI and Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University are going to coorganise the lecture by Virgilio S. Almario ‘Reconstructing the National Memory towards Nation-Building’ on 31 January 2019 at Large Conference Room, 3F, Inamori Fou…
20/12/2018
Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters was held in Sendai, Japan
IRCI organised ‘Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters’ from 7 to 9 December 2018 at Sendai International Center and in Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The workshop was co-organised by Tokyo Natio…
29/10/2018
“Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters” will be held in Sendai from 7 to 9 December 2018
IRCI organises “Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters” from 7 to 9 December 2018 at Sendai International Center and in Onagawa Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The workshop is co-organised by Tokyo Nation…
20/10/2017
International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” will be held in Osaka from 29 November to 1 December 2017
IRCI is going to organise the International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” from 29 November to 1 December at Conference Room 4, Second Floor, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan with National Museum of Ethnology and Agenc…
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