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23/08/2023

‘IRCI Brochure 2023’ is now published

The IRCI Brochure 2023 (PDF version) is now available. This brochure with renewed design introduces the latest research projects and past activities of IRCI with various pictures. You can download the PDF version by clicking the image below.

01/09/2022

‘IRCI Brochure 2022’ is now available!

The IRCI Brochure 2022 (PDF version) is now available. This brochure introduces the latest research projects and past activities with various pictures. You can download the PDF file by clicking the image below.

28/03/2022

Project report “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” published

The report of IRCI’s three-year research project ‘Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region’ (FY 2019–2021) is now available online. IRCI has been collecting research information on intangible cultural herit…

05/07/2021

“IRCI Brochure 2021” has been published online

“IRCI Brochure 2021” (English version) has been published online. IRCI’s latest research projects on the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region are plainly introduced with various pictures. It also contains new pages …

06/03/2020

“Proceedings of the International Researchers Forum: Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage – towards a Sustainable Society” has been published

Proceedings of the “International Researchers Forum: Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage – towards a Sustainable Society” held on 17-18 December 2019, Japan is published. The proceedings contains the two day discussions and all …

03/03/2020

Project report on “ICH’s contribution towards SDGs” project has been published online

IRCI, in cooperation with the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME), the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES) and the National Commission for Culture and the Art (NCCA)(The Philippines), has conducted the project that aims to contribute SDG4…

02/03/2020

SDGs (Education) and ICH Project – Guidelines Published

IRCI has implemented the project under two-year research project of ICH’s contribution towards SDGs from FY2018 to FY2019 which incorporates intangible cultural heritage (ICH) into education. In FY 2018, non-formal education in the Philippines and fo…

04/10/2018

“IRCI Leaflet” has been published

“IRCI Leaflet (English version)” which highlights in a comprehensible manner IRCI’s various research activities on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region has been published.

30/07/2018

Report of “Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management” project (FY 2016-2017) has been published

The report of IRCI’s two-year research project, “Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management” (FY 2016- 2017) has been published online. The report consists of three sections: summary of project activities, records of workin…

18/04/2018

Report of the International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” has been published

The report of the International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” is publicly available on the website. The symposium held from 29 November to 1 December 2017, was co-hosted by IRCI, the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan and the …

24/01/2018

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Local Communities, Researchers, States and UNESCO has been published

The proceedings of “the International Symposium on Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Local Communities, Researchers, States and UNESCO” is publicly available on the website. The symposium held from 7 to 9 July 2017, was co-hosted b…

07/08/2017

Proceedings of “International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region: Transmitting Art and Spirit of ICH” has been published

The Proceedings of “International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” (only available in Japanese) has been opened to the public now. The symposium held in 2016, was hosted by IRCI, Agency for Cultural Affairs and Sa…

01/08/2017

“Proceedings of 2016 IRCI Experts Meeting” has been published

The proceedings of 2016 IRCI Experts Meeting which is outcome of the meeting has been opened to the public now. You can see discussions on the current research trends and issues of the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific …

12/01/2017

Update on Reports & Publications

In celebration of IRCI’s fifth anniversary, “IRCI Brochure 2016 (English version)” has been published. The brochure mainly introduces IRCI’s various research projects on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region…

01/09/2016

Update on Reports & Publications

The following document has been added to “Reports & Publications” and is available for download: Proceedings of 2015 IRCI Experts Meeting on Mapping Project for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Safeguarding in Asia and the Pacific (8-9 December…

21/06/2016

Updates on Reports & Publications

The following document has been added to “Reports & Publications” and is available for download: IRCI Second International Workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region (Toyama, Japan …

22/01/2016

Updates on Reports & Publications

Reports & Publications of IRCI website are updated. The PDF version of the report of the international researchers’ meeting convened in January 2013, “2013 IRCI Meeting on ICH Evaluating the Inscription Criteria for the Two of UNESCO’s Intangib…

28/03/2013

Report of the 2012 International Field School Alumni Seminar on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia Pacific is published

Report of the 2012 International Field School Alumni Seminar on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia Pacific, which was co-hosted by International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI), an…

24/01/2013

Two final reports on the meeting and the forum by IRCI are uploaded

The final reports of the following meeting and forum are uploaded to the IRCI website: The First Intensitive Researchers Meeting on Communities and the 2003 Convention: “Documentation of Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Tools for Communitiy’s Safegu…

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