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27/02/2024

Recordings of the Special Online Seminar celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention are now available

Video recordings of the Special Online Seminar “20 Years of the 2003 Convention: Retrospect and Prospect” held on 25 October and 1 November 2023 are now available on IRCI’s official YouTube channel. Two sessions, corresponding to the fourth and fifth…

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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…

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16/02/2024

The sixth online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region was held on 22 January 2024

The online seminar series for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region, launched in FY 2022 to discuss various issues and the latest trends in ICH research in the Asia-Pacific region, offered its sixth seminar on 22 January 2024. At the sixth semi…

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26/01/2024

ICH specialists from Hong Kong and the Philippines visited IRCI

On 9 January 2024, IRCI received two courtesy visits of foreign ICH specialists. In the morning, a staff member of Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, Ms Agnes Wong, visited IRCI. We exchanged information on each other’s organizations incl…

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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…

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30/11/2023

The 12th Governing Board Meeting of IRCI

The 12th meeting of the Governing Board of IRCI was held online on 21 November 2023. The meeting was attended by ten members of the Governing Board and observers including Mr. KONO Toshiyuki, Senior Fellow, representatives from the Agency for Cultura…

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15/11/2023

Special Online Seminar ‘20 Years of the 2003 Convention: Retrospect and Prospect’ was held

IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding hosted the special online seminar entitled ‘20 YEARS OF THE 2003 CONVENTION: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT’ on 25 October and 1 November 2023, as a part of UNESCO’s celebration for the 20th Anniversar…

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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…

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02/11/2023

Panel Exhibition ‘ICH Resilience amid COVID-19 Pandemic’

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…

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19/10/2023

Final Workshop of the Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management Project was held in Nara (27-29 September 2023)

IRCI held the Final Workshop of the IRCI project ‘Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management’ (FY 2020–2023) in Nara from 27 to 29 September 2023. The workshop was co-organized with the Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Center…

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18/10/2023

Keynote lecture on the Fusion of Intangible and Tangible heritage is now available online

A keynote lecture titled ‘Fusion of “Intangible” and “Tangible”’ by Mr Motonaka Makoto, Director General of Nara National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties, Japan, is now available on IRCI’s official YouTube channel. This lecture was given …

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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…

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05/10/2023

IRCI attended the Conference “Harmony of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage” in Uzbekistan

The International Scientific and Practical Conference “Harmony of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage” was held on 9 September 2023 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, jointly by the “Umrboqiy Meros” Center for Propaganda of Culture and Art of …

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05/10/2023

Notice: Temporary Suspension of Website and Database is Over

The website and databases were temporarily unavailable due to temporary maintenance from 21 September at 12:00 until 3 October at 16:00(JST). We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the maintenance period.

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15/09/2023

IRCI attended “Nomads” World Cultural Festival in Mongolia

Invited by the Minister of Culture of Mongolia, MACHIDA Daisuke, Director-General of IRCI, and YU Le, Associate Fellow, took part in the “Nomads” World Cultural Festival held in Nalaikh District, Ulaanbaatar during 18–20 August 2023. This festival wa…

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15/09/2023

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference ‘ICH Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic’ was held in Osaka (27–29 July 2023)

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference ‘ICH Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic’ was held in Osaka from 27 to 29 July 2023 to conclude IRCI’s project ‘Research on ICH Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic’ (FY 2021–2023). The project started with a questionna…

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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.  

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04/08/2023

IRCI visited George Town, Malaysia

Being invited by the George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI), which is in cooperation with IRCI under the project “Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs –Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities”, two staff members o…

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06/07/2023

IRCI Attended the National Webinar on Kazakhstan Intangible Cultural Heritage

IRCI participated as a supporting organization in the Kazakhstan National Webinar “Kazakhstan Intangible Cultural Heritage: Perspectives of Gaining New Academic Knowledge using the Accumulated Bibliographic and Museum Funds” on 26 June 2023. This web…

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29/06/2023

<3 July 2023> Notice of Website Maintenance

We would like to inform you about upcoming website maintenance scheduled for the following date and time: 【Maintenance Schedule】3 July 2023 (Monday) 9:00-12:00 (JST) (scheduled) During this maintenance period, you may experience temporary unavailabil…

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15/06/2023

UNESCO’s animation series on ICH and education now available in Japanese

UNESCO Animation series: Teaching and Learning with Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific are added with a new Japanese-subtitled version. IRCI has contributed to the Japanese translation of these video clips. Please visit the followin…

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01/05/2023

IRCI official YouTube channel launched

IRCI is pleased to announce that it has just launched an official YouTube channel to enhance its outreach activities. To begin with, video recordings of three online seminars for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region held in FY 2022 are made av…

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19/04/2023

New Director-General of IRCI

We are pleased to announce that Mr MACHIDA Daisuke has been appointed as the new Director-General of IRCI, effective from 1st April 2023, succeeding Mr IWAMOTO Wataru. We are confident that under Mr MACHIDA’s leadership, IRCI will continue to f…

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06/04/2023

Booklet on intangible cultural heritage affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is published online

The booklet ‘ICH Resilience amid COVID-19 Pandemic’ compiling the results of the questionnaire survey conducted in FY 2021 under IRCI’s project ‘Research on ICH Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic’ (FY 2021-2023) is now available online. This booklet i…

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29/03/2023

The second and the third online seminars for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region were held on 17 and 23 March 2023

The online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region launched in December 2022 aims to address various issues and the latest trends in ICH research in the Asia-Pacific region. Its second and third seminars were held on 17 and 23 March 2…

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29/03/2023

IRCI visited Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (13-17 March 2023)

Within the ongoing ‘Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States’ project (FY 2022–2024), IRCI Associate Fellows Inoue Aina and Dudko Anastasia visited Uzbekistan and Kazakhsta…

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29/03/2023

IRCI visited the Maldives (8–9 March 2023)

Director-General Mr Iwamoto Wataru and Ms Sasaki Kazue, a staff member of the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) visited the Maldives during 8 – 9 March 2023 to develop its cooperative par…

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24/03/2023

IRCI held a Working Session for Collecting Research Information Related to ICH and Its Safeguarding targeting SIDS (21 February 2023, Online)

IRCI held an online working session inviting cooperating institutions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) under the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States” …

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14/03/2023

IRCI visited Indonesia (5-17 January 2023)

IRCI is currently conducting field research in seven countries in the Asia-Pacific region for the Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management project (FY2020–2023). As part of this research activity, Ms OKABE Masami, Associate Fellow of…

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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…

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27/02/2023

The project team of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO visits IRCI

On 17 February 2023, five project members of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, which consists of delegates from Mokpo National University, Incheon National University, Seoul National University and Sogang University, South Korea, visited IRC…

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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…

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22/02/2023

ICH’s contribution to SDGs project: the first international symposium was held

The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) held the first symposium in Nara, Japan on 1–2 February 2023 as a kick-off event of its new project “Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs – Intangibl…

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16/02/2023

IRCI Director-General Joins UNESCO’s Regional Consultations for Culture and Arts Education

Iwamoto Wataru, Director-General of IRCI participated as a panelist in the online Regional Consultations on UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education, hosted by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia during 13 and 14 February 2023. In this…

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11/01/2023

Recording of the first online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region is available online

The recording of the first online seminar held on 13 December 2022 under the Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding is now available online. It includes Opening remarks by the Director-General of IRCI, Lecture by Masami Iwasaki (Hokkai-Gaku…

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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 …

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23/12/2022

New leaflet is published

IRCI has renewed its leaflet, following the inception of its new long- and medium-term programmes in this fiscal year. The leaflet, available in English and Japanese, introduces information on its research projects for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pa…

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23/12/2022

The first online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region was held on 13 December 2022

As an initial programme offered by ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’, a new platform launched by IRCI in this fiscal year, the first online seminar was held on 13 December 2022. Ms Masami Iwasaki (Hokkai-Gakuen University, Japan) as …

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22/12/2022

IRCI promoted its research activities at the 17.COM (Rabat, Morocco, 28 November – 3 December 2022)

IRCI participated in the seventeenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (17.COM), which was held from 28 November to 3 December 2022 in Rabat, Morocco. Also, as a side event, IRCI set u…

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21/12/2022

IRCI visited Bangladesh and Cambodia (14–18 November 2022)

The IRCI mission composed of Mr W. Iwamoto, Director-General and Ms Y. Nojima, Head of Research Section visited Bangladesh and Cambodia during 14–18 November 2022, to understand the situation of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) safeguarding in thes…

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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 …

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25/11/2022

‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’ and its Facebook group launched

IRCI recently created a new platform, ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’, for enhancing research and international collaboration among ICH researchers in the Asia-Pacific region. This Forum offers programmes such as online seminars an…

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25/11/2022

IRCI Official Facebook page

IRCI has launched its official Facebook page. On this page, we will post news about ongoing projects and information on upcoming events and publications. Please follow us to find out about our latest activities: https://www.facebook.com/IRCI.Official…

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02/11/2022

IRCI 11th Governing Board Meeting

The 11th Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held online on 28 October 2022. The meeting was attended by nine members of the Governing Board, 23 observers including Mr. MATSUURA Koïchiro, Honorary Advisor, Mr. KONO Toshiyuki, Senior Fellow, the repre…

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13/10/2022

Regional Workshop was held under the project “Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management” (5 August and 7 September 2022)

IRCI held an online workshop under the project “Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management”, which was divided into two sessions on 5 August and 7 September 2022. Collaborators from 7 countries in the Asia-Pacific region (Bangladesh, F…

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15/09/2022

A preliminary report of the questionnaire survey on intangible cultural heritage affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is available

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) have caught great attention, as gatherings and activities of people were restricted by the pandemic. Amid this pandemic situation, IRCI conducted a questionnaire survey from S…

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15/09/2022

IRCI researcher lectured at Sakai City’s Seminar for Understanding ICH

On 28 August 2022, the 34th Seminar for Understanding Intangible Cultural Heritage(ICH) was held at the Sakai City Museum co-hosted by Sakai city and IRCI. Under the title of “Traditional Performing Arts and People’s Lives in Java, Indone…

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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.

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29/08/2022

IRCI held a Workshop Targeting Central Asia for Collecting Research Information Related to ICH and its Safeguarding (10 August, Online)

IRCI held an online workshop inviting cooperating institutions in Central Asia under the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States” on 10 August 2022. S…

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17/08/2022

Announcement of the renewal of the IRCI logo

In line with the renewal of the UNESCO logo, the joint logo of IRCI and UNESCO Category 2 Centre in the field of intangible cultural heritage has been renewed as follows. The old logo that appears on official documents, publications, and so on, will …

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07/04/2022

Project Report of “Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development” Published  

The project report ‘“Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development” (FY2020–2021) is now available online. This project investigated the relationship among intangible cultural heritage (ICH), education and community deve…

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28/03/2022

Proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum Published

The Proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage–Towards a Sustainable Future–” is now available online. The for…

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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…

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03/03/2022

Online Lecture on ICH to the students of ASEAN countries

Mr IWAMOTO, Director General of IRCI gave a lecture on the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) to 20 students from ASEAN countries, Timor Leste, and Japan on 24 February 2022. The lecture attracted the students by illustrating the characteristics of I…

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28/01/2022

Regional Workshop on “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” was held (21 January 2022, online)

On 21 January 2022, a regional workshop was held on the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region.” IRCI has been collecting research information relating to ICH and its safeguarding since 2014, and…

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24/01/2022

ICH’s contribution to SDGs project: an expert meeting and international symposium were held

International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) held an expert meeting and a public symposium online on 21-22 December 2021 to summarize the two-year project “ICH’s contribution to SDGs – Education and…

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27/12/2021

Online questionnaire survey on ICH affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

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…

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17/12/2021

ICH’s contributions to SDGs: Conference in the Kyrgyz Republic

On 26 November 2021, IRCI held an international conference “Safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage through education” online, in cooperation with Taalim-Forum Public Foundation (TFPF) and the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bi…

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16/12/2021

ICH’s contributions to SDGs: Workshop in Bangladesh

On 9 November 2021, IRCI held an online workshop “Stakeholders Workshop on Dhamail song of Sylhet region” was held in cooperation with Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) in Bangladesh. The workshop was part of IRCI’s project “ICH’s contributions to SDGs – E…

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16/12/2021

ICH’s contributions to SDGs: Workshop in Indonesia

On 4 November 2021, IRCI held a workshop “The role of Kethoprak art in improving the quality of character education for students and supporting sustainable community development in Klaten” in Klaten, Indonesia, in cooperation with Dewi Fortuna Commun…

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30/11/2021

Public Symposium on SDGs Project to be held on 22 December

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 as part …

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29/11/2021

IRCI 10th Governing Board Meeting

The Tenth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held online on 17 November 2021. In addition to the 9 members of the Governing Board, 24 participants such as the representatives from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the Ministry of Education, Culture, …

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29/11/2021

Symposium to Commemorate 10th Anniversary of IRCI

In October 2021, IRCI celebrated the 10th anniversary of its establishment in Sakai City. Sakai City and IRCI have cooperated on various projects. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, a symposium, “Discussing the intangible cultural heritage in…

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09/11/2021

The IRCI Researchers Forum was held online

The IRCI Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage – Towards a Sustainable Future –“ was held online (Zoom webinar) on 29 October 202…

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27/10/2021

Mr KONO Toshiyuki was designated as Senior Fellow of IRCI

Mr KONO Toshiyuki, Executive Vice President (Senior Vice President), Kyushu University was appointed as Senior Fellow of IRCI as of 1 October 2021. Mr KONO, had been a member of the Governing Board of IRCI for ten years since its establishment. As Se…

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06/10/2021

Presentation Abstracts for IRCI Researchers Forum are now available

Presentation Abstracts for the IRCI Researchers Forum “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage – Towards a Sustainable Future –” (29 October) are now available on the website. For…

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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…

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07/09/2021

Preliminary Results of the Questionnaire Survey

IRCI conducted a questionnaire survey regarding its activities in the past ten years from 21 July to 23 August 2021. IRCI invited a wide range of domestic and international experts who have collaborated with IRCI’s projects, including researche…

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26/07/2021

Questionnaire Survey on IRCI’s activities

IRCI is now conducting a survey on its activities to a wide range of related organisations and experts. You can also participate in the survey through this website. It takes about 5 minutes to complete. Please take this opportunity to share your opin…

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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 …

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26/02/2021

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

IRCI has published a project report under “ICH’s contribution towards SDGs project” which was commissioned by SDGs platform in the framework of the “Platform for Future Co-creation of UNESCO activities” of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, …

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22/02/2021

3rd WGM for Data Collection Project

IRCI held the third working group meeting of the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” online on February 9, 2021, inviting 10 experts from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Tha…

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16/02/2021

SDGs – International Symposium held online

IRCI organised an online international symposium by inviting experts from UNESCO Bangkok office, Japan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Viet Nam and the Philippines under the project of “ICH’s contribution to SDGs” on 28th and 29th January 2021. I…

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06/11/2020

SDGs (Education) and ICH Project – Guidelines (Subanen) Published

IRCI, in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) had conducted the project that aims to contribute SDG4 (Quality education) by incorporating intangible cultural heritage (ICH) into non-formal education from FY 2018 to…

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06/11/2020

IRCI 9th Governing Board Meeting

The Ninth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held on October 30 by online. In addition to the 9 members of the governing board, 19 participants such as representatives of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Minist…

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20/08/2020

Director-General of IRCI performed at the webinar held by ICHCAP

Mr IWAMOTO Wataru, Director-General of IRCI, played a role of a moderator at the webinar held by ICHCAP (UNESCO C2 Center in Republic of Korea) on August 12th, 2020. The webinar was held under the theme of “Inter-regional Field Experience on Curricul…

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17/07/2020

SDGs (Education) and ICH Project – Guidelines (English) Published

IRCI, in cooperation with the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME), and the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES) has conducted the project that aims to contribute SDG4 (Quality education) by incorporating intangible cultural heritage (ICH) …

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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 …

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03/03/2020

Research database renewal

IRCI has released a database that provides information of documents, researchers and experts and institutions related to the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (hereafter ICH) in the Asia-Pacific region since 2014. It aims at sharing the ou…

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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…

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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…

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12/02/2020

The Second Group Meeting of Sustainable Data Collection Project Held in Tokyo

IRCI organised “Research on the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region” Establishing New Sustainable Mechanism for Systematic Research Data Collection FY2019 the Second Working Group Meeting on 4 and 5 February, 2020 at the Tokyo National Mus…

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27/01/2020

Expert from Kazakhstan visits IRCI

On 21 January 2020, Mr Akhan Onggaruly, the Head of the Research Institute of the National Heritage, National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan visited IRCI and discussed collaboration in future research projects. The republic of Kazakhstan ratifi…

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27/01/2020

C2 Centre’s Collaboration Event Held in Colombia

From 9 to 14 December 2019, the 14th session of Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held in Bogota, Republic of Colombia.   IRCI and Category 2 Centres in the field of the safeguarding of ICH …

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23/12/2019

International Researchers Forum  ICH’s Contribution to SDGs– Community Development and Education

IRCI co-organised the International Researchers Forum “Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage towards a Sustainable Society” with the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan and the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Propert…

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23/12/2019

SDGs International Workshop in Tokyo

IRCI organised the International workshop under the project of “ICH’s Contribution towards SDGs” on 28 and 29 November 2019 at the Tokyo National Museum. IRCI planned and has been implementing this project under two-year research project of ICH’s con…

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15/11/2019

International Researchers Forum is organised (17-18 Dec 2019, Tokyo)

  IRCI co-organises “International Researchers Forum: Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage – towards a Sustainable Society” with Agency of Cultural Affairs and Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tōbun…

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15/11/2019

IRCI 8th Governing Board Meeting

The Eighth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held on November 11 at Osaka International Convention Center. In addition to the 10 members of the governing board, 19 participants such as representatives of Agency of Cultural Affairs, the Ministry of …

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15/11/2019

Attend Conference for Dong Ho Woodblock Printings

On October 31, IRCI was invited by the VICAS (Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies) to attend the opening ceremony of Dong Ho Woodblock Printings at Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum and International Conference of the Dong Ho Woodb…

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06/11/2019

SDGs Workshop & School Visit in Hanoi

In FY2018, under the project of “ICH’s Contribution towards SDGs”, IRCI created the Guidelines to incorporate ICH into secondary school curriculum. From October 24 to 25, to verify the effectiveness of the guidelines, a school observation and worksho…

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30/10/2019

SDGs Workshop in the Philippines

From October 7 to 8, a workshop under the project of “ICH’s Contribution towards SDGs”, with the cooperation of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) was held in Manila, the Philippines. In FY2018, IRCI created the Guidelines to inc…

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18/09/2019

A Group of AVICOM visits IRCI

After the ICOM 25th General Conference (Kyoto, 1-4 September), a group of AVICOM (International Committee for Audiovisual and New Technologies and Social Media) visited IRCI for the discussion on the activities on ICH on September 5th, 2019.

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18/09/2019

The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage exhibits a booth at ICOM Kyoto 2019

From September 1st to 7th, 2019, the 25th ICOM (International Council of Museums) General Conference was held in Japan for the first time. More than 4,500 curators and researchers of museums from 120 countries and regions all over the world gathered …

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18/09/2019

IRCI sent the delegation to the Regional Meeting for Strengthening the Use of ICH in Education

The delegate of IRCI has participated in the Regional Meeting for Strengthening the Use of ICH in Education – Teaching and Learning With and About Intangible Cultural Heritage in Primary and Secondary Schools in Asia and the Pacific – co-organised by…

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12/09/2019

ICH Experts of UNESCO Headquarters and C2 Centres gathered at the annual meeting held in Algeria

The Seventh Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres (C2C) Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage was held in Algiers, Algeria on 2-3 September 2019. Participated in the meeting Mr. Tim Curtis, Chief, Intangible Cultural Heritag…

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26/07/2019

The Working Group Meeting for Improving IRCI’s Research Database was held

The IRCI’s research database has provided information on ICH since FY2014 to share the outcome of research on the safeguarding of ICH in cooperation with researchers and experts in the Asia-Pacific region (https://www.irci.jp/ichdb/). As part of the …

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26/07/2019

A Symposium on Cultural Heritage Held at the Tokyo National Museum

Sakai-city and the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage hosted the Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage at the Tokyo National Museum on 21st July, 2019. In commemoration that the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group was inscribed on the World Heritage List…

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08/07/2019

The First Group Meeting of Sustainable Data Collection project was held

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…

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05/06/2019

Director General of CIRAT, Brazil visits IRCI

On 04 June 2019, Mr. Sergio Ribeiro, Director General of International Centre on Water and Transdisciplinarity (CIRAT), Brazil visited IRCI. CIRAT and IRCI shared the information of both organizations and current activities. Then IRCI offered informa…

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28/05/2019

Delegation of Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, visits IRCI

On 22 May 2019, the four delegates of Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand headed by Associate Professor Ritthirong Jiwakanon, Ph.D., Director visited IRCI. Institute of Thai Studies and IRCI shared the information of both or…

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13/05/2019

Guidelines for “Multi-Disciplinary Study on Intangible Cultural Heritage’s Contribution to Sustainable Development Focusing on Education” for non-formal education in the Philippines (English) have been published online.

IRCI has started a new project “Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution to Sustainable Development ― Focusing on Education “ for FY 2018 to FY 2019. In this project, guidelines have been created in order to integrate intangible cultural herita…

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23/04/2019

“Guidelines for Intangible Cultural Heritage Education in Vietnamese Schools Towards Sustainable Development Goals” have been published online.

IRCI has started a new project “Multi-disciplinary Study on ICH’s Contribution to Sustainable Development ― Focusing on Education “ for FY 2018 to FY 2019. In this project, guidelines have been issued in order to integrate intangible cultural heritag…

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29/03/2019

“Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters” has been published

Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters(1) held during 7-9 December 2018 in Sendai, Japan is now available for download. The proceedings summarises the discussions over the three days, a…

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19/03/2019

“Report on the IRCI Literature Survey on Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Research (2016-2018)” has been published online.

IRCI has been collecting information on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding through the literature survey under the project “Mapping Studies on the Safeguarding of ICH“. The literature survey aims to collect basic information for re…

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12/02/2019

IRCI’s International Symposium was held for ICH’s contribution to education

IRCI organised an International Symposium on “Multi-disciplinary study on intangible cultural heritage’s contribution to sustainable development: Focusing on education” on 21 and 22 January 2019 at Nara University of Education in cooperation with Nar…

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08/02/2019

National Artist for literature, Virgilio S. Almario gives a lecture at Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Kyoto University

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…

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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…

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21/12/2018

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…

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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…

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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.

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04/10/2018

Seventh Governing Board Meeting of IRCI approved its Work plan for FY2019

The Seventh Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held on 26 September 2018 at RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka. In addition to the 8 members of the governing board, 14 participants such as representatives of Agency of Cultural Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign …

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12/09/2018

IRCI sent the delegation to 2018 Sub-regional Meeting for ICH safeguarding in Northeast Asia “ICH in Education: Toward Joint Collaboration for Promoting ICH in Formal and Non-Formal Education”

The 2 delegates of IRCI, Mr. IWAMOTO, Director-General and Mr. HAYASHI, Chief Officer have participated in the 2018 Sub-regional Meeting for ICH safeguarding in Northeast Asia “ICH in Education: Toward Joint Collaboration for Promoting ICH in Formal …

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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…

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13/07/2018

Delegation of Japan Arts Council visits IRCI

The 5 delegates of Japan Arts Council headed by Ms. Junko KAWAMURA, president of Japan Arts Council, visited IRCI on 8 July 2018. Japan Arts Council and IRCI shared the information of current activities, and ideas to promote the safeguarding of Intan…

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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 …

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10/04/2018

Delegation of International Training Centre in Astronomy under the auspices of UNESCO visits IRCI

The 4 delegates of International Training Centre in Astronomy under the auspices of UNESCO (ITCA), the first UNESCO category 2 centre (C2C) in Thailand visited IRCI on 30 March 2018. ITCA and IRCI shared the knowledge of the operational and managemen…

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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…

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26/12/2017

Sixth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI held in Osaka

The Sixth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held on 22 December 2017 at the Osaka International Convention Center. In addition to the 8 members of the governing board, 18 participants such as Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, Former Director General of UNESCO…

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15/12/2017

IRCI Held a Panel Exhibition as the side event of 12th Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

IRCI held a panel exhibition from 1 to 9 Dec 2017 at the side event of “The twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)” and “ICH NGO Capacity Building Workshop” which took place i…

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05/12/2017

International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” was held in Osaka, Japan

IRCI hosted an international symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” from 29 November to 1 December at National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) in Osaka in cooperation with Minpaku, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan. This symposiu…

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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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18/10/2017

Mr. Koïchiro MATSUURA, Former Director-General, UNESCO, was newly appointed as an Honorary Advisor of IRCI

The Letter of appointment to an honorary advisor of IRCI has been handed over to Mr. Koïchiro MATSUURA, Former Director-General, UNESCO by Director-General of IRCI on 1 October, 2017. Mr. Matsuura who had been a member of the Governing Board, provide…

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28/09/2017

ICH Experts of UNESCO Headquarter and C2 Centres gathered at the annual meeting held in Iran

The Fifth Annual Coordination Meeting of the Category 2 Centres (C2C) Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage was held in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran on 10, 11 Sep. Participated in the meeting Mr. Tim Curtis, Chief, Intangible Cultur…

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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…

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02/08/2017

24 Specialists of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) from 7 countries discussed on current safeguarding situation

IRCI hosted an international symposium ‘Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Local Communities, Researchers, States and UNESCO’ from 7th to 9th July in Tokyo under the joint sponsorship of Global Study Centre of Seijo Univ…

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01/08/2017

A symposium on Cultural Heritage Held at Tokyo National Museum

Sakai-city and National Institutes for Cultural Heritage hosted the Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage at Tokyo National Museum on 3rd June, 2017. Mr. Johei SASAKI, Director of Kyoto National Museum and Mr. Kenji YOSHIDA, Director General of Nation…

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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 …

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31/03/2017

Delegation of Mr Ek Buntha (Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia) visits IRCI

On 15 March 2017, the delegation of Mr Ek Buntha (Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia; Professor, Royal University of Fine Arts, Cambodia) paid a visit to IRCI for the first time. Discussion on current issues were hel…

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31/03/2017

Reconnaissance Survey in Myanmar for IRCI’s project on natural disasters

As part of its activities for the first year of the project “Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster-Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region,” IRCI sent two researchers, Shigeaki Kodama (Project Research Fellow, National Museum of Et…

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22/03/2017

Presentation at Japan Consortium for International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage

On 1 March 2017, Tetsuya Tanaka, Associate Fellow of IRCI, presented about the results of IRCI’s project in FY2016 “Mapping Project for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region” at the 53rd Meeting of the Subcommitt…

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22/03/2017

Attendance to Sixth Session of the Governing Board of CRIHAP

The Sixth Session of the Governing Board of the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (CRIHAP) was held on 23 February 2017 in Beijing, China. In addition to the 11 members of the governing board, 2…

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02/03/2017

Reconnaissance Survey in Marshall Islands for IRCI’s project on natural disasters

IRCI’s research team comprised of Yoko Nojima (Associate Fellow, IRCI) and Huy Nguyen (Technical specialist, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition – Vietnam) visited Majuro, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands during…

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14/02/2017

International Working Group Session on “Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster-Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region”

IRCI held the International Working Group Session of the project “Preliminary Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Disaster-Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region” on 30 January 2017, at the Tokyo National Museum. IRCI organised in FY 201…

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07/02/2017

First International Photography Competition of Tehran Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre (Entry Deadline: 18 Feb 2017)

The Regional Research Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in West and Central Asia under the auspices of UNESCO (Tehran Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre), a UNESCO Category 2 Centre like IRCI, shall be organising its first …

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25/01/2017

Inauguration of IRCI Cooperative Researcher

From 1 January 2017, IRCI set up a cooperative researcher post to further enhance research and cooperation with other institutions. This new system will enable researchers of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan, to conduct research a…

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12/01/2017

“Tool Kit for Planning Legal Mechanisms” developed in the Final Workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to ICH in the Greater Mekong Region held in Ha Noi

“Study of Legal Systems related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region” started in 2013. The project aims to analyse the legal systems to safeguard intangible cultural heritage (ICH) including laws and regulations, policies and …

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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…

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12/01/2017

Reconnaissance Survey in Viet Nam for IRCI’s project on natural disasters

IRCI’s research team comprised of Yoko Nojima (Associate Fellow, IRCI) and Hiromichi Kubota (Head of Intangible Cultural Properties Section, Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties) visited Viet Nam during 14-20 December 2016 for it…

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12/01/2017

Attendance to Ninth Governing Board Meeting of ICHCAP

The Ninth Governing Board Meeting of the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP) was held on 15 December 2016 in Seoul, Korea. In addition to the 11 members of the governing…

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30/11/2016

2016 International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region held in Sakai

In celebration of IRCI’s fifth anniversary, the “2016 International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region: Transmitting Art and Spirit of ICH” was held on 19 November 2016 at Sun Square Sakai, Osaka, Japan. The public event attract…

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30/11/2016

2016 IRCI Experts Meeting on Mapping Project for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region held in Sakai

The “2016 IRCI Experts Meeting on Mapping Project for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” was held from 18 to 19 November 2016 at Sun Square Sakai, Osaka, Japan. A total of 25 ICH experts from 14 countries within the Asia-Pacific region atte…

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21/11/2016

2nd Working Group Session held under the project “Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster-Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region”

On 11 November 2016, IRCI organised the 2nd Working Group Session of the project “Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster-Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region” at the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. The …

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21/11/2016

Reconnaissance Survey in Vanuatu and Fiji for IRCI’s project on natural disasters

Since April 2016, IRCI has been implementing a new research project, “Preliminary Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster-Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific Region.” As an effort to understand the current situation of disaster-risk management (DRM…

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20/10/2016

Attendance to ‘2016 Sub-Regional Meeting for Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in Northeast Asia’ held in Ulaanbaatar

The ‘2016 Sub-Regional Meeting for Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in Northeast Asia: The Role of the Media in Raising Awareness about Intangible Cultural Heritage’ was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 10-12 October 2016. Co-organised by …

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07/10/2016

Fifth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI held in Osaka

The Fifth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held on 28 September 2016 at the Osaka International Convention Center. In addition to the 10 members of the governing board, 17 observers from 7 organisations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Age…

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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…

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27/07/2016

Attendance to International Council of Museums Conference in Milan

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) Conference, held once every three years, was held in Milan, Italy from 3-9 July 2016. From IRCI, Wataru Iwamoto (Director-General) and Takao Mishima (Chief Officer) attended this event. Regarding intangible…

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27/07/2016

Launch of IRCI’s new research project focusing on natural disasters and ICH

Following the decision made at the 4th Governing Board Meeting (25 September 2015), IRCI adopted a new Medium-term Programme (2016-2020), which emphasises the theme of “ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management” as one of the activity focuses. Ac…

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21/06/2016

4th Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres Active in the Field of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Paris

IRCI participated in the Fourth Annual Meeting of Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO Active in the Field of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France on 4 June 2016, straight after the Sixth Sessio…

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21/06/2016

IRCI was introduced at the Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage

IRCI was introduced in the panel discussion at the Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage (225 attendees) held on 14 May 2016 at Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum. IRCI information panels were also displayed in the lobby. (Co-organisers: Sakai City, Nat…

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21/06/2016

Mr. Teiichi Sato, former Administrative Vice Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Japan paid a visit to IRCI

Mr. Teiichi Sato, former Administrative Vice Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Japan and professor at International University of Health and Welfare, paid a visit to IRCI on 28 April 2016. As the then ambassador extraordinary and plenipot…

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21/06/2016

Delegation of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre in Thailand paid a visit to IRCI

The delegation of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC) in Thailand headed by Dr. Somsuda LEYAVANIJA (Executive Director) paid a visit to IRCI on 12 April 2016. From IRCI, Misako OHNUKI (Deputy Director-General), Shigeaki KODA…

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21/06/2016

Updates on IRCI’s Research Database

Thanks to the researchers who participated in the literature survey that was conducted in FY 2015 under the Mapping Project, Research Database  has been updated. The database now contains more than 1000 entries, and is enriched with information of re…

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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 …

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28/04/2016

New Director-General of IRCI

New Director-General of IRCI Mr. Wataru Iwamoto has been appointed as Director-General of IRCI, with the effect from 1 April 2016 to take over Mr. Akio Arata. IRCI is going to make further progresses on the implementation of its research projects und…

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28/03/2016

The final meeting of the project on Vietnamese Dong Ho woodblock printing was held in Tokyo

IRCI has implemented since FY 2013 a research project titled Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Verge of Extinction: Vietnamese ICH Element Dong Ho Woodblock Printing in collaboration with Vietnam Institute for Cultural and…

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28/03/2016

A researcher visited Singapore to present papers reflecting research projects of IRCI

Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy (a researcher who has been working for IRCI’s research projects) visited Singapore to present papers, which include the results of field research commissioned by IRCI. On 25 January 2016, she presented a paper on trans-border IC…

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04/03/2016

Participation in the ICOMOS Colloquium

The ICOMOS Colloquium titled “Post-Trauma Reconstruction” was held on 4 March 2016 in Paris. Misako Ohnuki was invited to this colloquium to present a paper on “the pillars of recovery” reflecting the case studies in Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste on the …

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29/02/2016

Presentation at the Japan Consortium for International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage

Shigeaki Kodama, Associate Fellow of IRCI, presented the results of IRCI’s Mapping Project in FY 2015 (Mapping Research for the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region) at the meeting of the subcommittee for planning of the Japan Consortium fo…

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24/02/2016

Researchers visited Vietnam and Cambodia for enhancing the implementation of IRCI projects

For the purpose of strengthening the cooperative relationship with institutions and collecting information contributing to several IRCI projects including Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region, IR…

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27/01/2016

A workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region was held in Toyama Prefecture

“IRCI 2nd Workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region” was held on 17-19 December 2015, at Toyama Prefectural Civic Centre in Toyama City. The workshop was attended by 23 exp…

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26/01/2016

An international experts meeting of the Mapping Project was held in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic)

2015 IRCI Experts Meeting on Mapping Project for ICH Safeguarding in Asia and the Pacific was held on 8-9 December 2015 in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyz Republic, as an activity under IRCI’s project, Mapping Research for the Safeguarding of ICH…

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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…

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24/12/2015

Researchers visited three countries in the Mekong region for enhancing the implementation of IRCI projects

For the purpose of strengthening the cooperative relationship with institutions and collecting information contributing to several IRCI projects including “Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region,” …

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24/12/2015

Lecture at Takezono Higashi Junior High School

On 21 November 2015, Misako Ohnuki, Deputy Director-General of IRCI made a lecture entitled “Louvre Museum and the World Heritage Convention in the context of World History” to students at Takezono Higashi Junior High School in Tsukuba City. It was t…

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22/10/2015

The Fourth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held

The Fourth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held on 25th September 2015 at Agora Regency, Sakai. In addition to the 8 members of the Board, 13 observers from 7 organisations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belau National Museum in Palau a…

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26/08/2015

IRCI participated in the Third Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage

IRCI participated in the Third Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage, held on 6-8 July 2015 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China. This meeting is organised annu…

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26/08/2015

The evaluation report of IRCI is available on UNESCO website

As a category 2 centre of UNESCO, IRCI underwent an external evaluation commissioned by UNESCO in December 2014. The evaluation report “Review of the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia Pacific Region (IRCI)”, s…

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25/08/2015

Delegation of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology paid a courtesy visit to IRCI

Dr. Vo Quang Trong, Director, and Ms Pham Thi Thuy Chung, researcher of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology paid a courtesy visit to IRCI on 30 June 2015. IRCI and the delegation exchanged information on their activities and discussed the possibility of futu…

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03/07/2015

IRCI participated in Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage

Akio Arata, Director-General of IRCI, participated in the panel discussion at Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage held on 20 May 2015 at Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum. This symposium was co-organised by Sakai City and National Institutes for Cult…

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10/06/2015

Delegation of the International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) of Bangladesh paid a courtesy visit to IRCI

The delegation of International Mother Language Institute, headed by Director, Dr. Aruna Biswas, paid a courtesy visit to IRCI on 6 April 2015. IRCI and the delegation shared their activities and discussed the possibility of future cooperation betwee…

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10/06/2015

IRCI hosted “Intensive Working Session on Intangible Cultural Heritage Documentation as a Tool for Community-led Safeguarding Activities”

Since FY 2011, IRCI has been conducting the project titled “Documentation of ICH as a Tool for Community-led Safeguarding Activities”. As the concluding activity of the final year of the above project, an intensive working session was held in Tokyo o…

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10/06/2015

Public lecture at the seminar on intangible cultural heritage

IRCI has been promoting intangible cultural heritage through contributing to the projects carried out by Sakai City. Akio Arata, Director-General of IRCI, gave a public lecture titled “IRCI and the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intang…

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25/03/2015

IRCI hosted International Experts Meeting of the Project “Mapping Research on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pacific Region”

In cooperation with Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, IRCI convened an international experts meeting on 26-27 January 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, as part of the project “Mapping Research on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pac…

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25/03/2015

IRCI hosted “Workshop on the Roles of the Community Centre in ICH Revitalization: A Case Study of Dong Ho Woodblock Printing”

IRCI and Vietnam Institute for Cultural and Arts Studies (VICAS) cohosted “Workshop on the Roles of the Community Centre in ICH Revitalization: A Case Study of Dong Ho Woodblock Printing” on 27-28 January 2015 in Bak Ninh Province and Hanoi. Ten prac…

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15/01/2015

IRCI hosted an international workshop “IRCI 1st Workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia”

In cooperation with Kyushu University’s Faculty of Law, IRCI convened an international workshop on 19-20 December 2014 at the Hakozaki Campus. The workshop was programmed as part of the project titled “Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cul…

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15/01/2015

Lecture at Takezono Higashi Junior High School

On 20 December 2014, Misako Ohnuki, Deputy Director-General of IRCI made a lecture entitled “The World Heritage Convention and Japan’s Contribution” to students at Takezono Higashi Junior High School in Tsukuba City. She also introduced activities of…

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28/11/2014

The Third Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held

The third Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held on 1st October 2014 at Sakai City Museum. In addition to the Governing Board members, observers from related organisations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other C2 Centres of ICH in Chin…

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10/11/2014

IRCI staff members visited Sri Lanka for the project “Research for Endangered Traditional Handicrafts”

As a part of the project “Research for Endangered Traditional Handicrafts”, IRCI delegation (Misako Ohnuki, Deputy Director-General; and Shigeaki Kodama, Associate Fellow) visited Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18-19 September 2014. Having intensive meetings …

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25/09/2014

IRCI has released “Research Database”

As part of the project “Mapping Research for the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region,” which was approved at the 2nd IRCI Governing Board Meeting, IRCI has been creating an online database on the research of the safeguarding of ICH in the …

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25/08/2014

Delegation of the Department of Cultural Promotion, Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Thailand paid a courtesy visit to IRCI

The delegation headed by Deputy Director-General, Mr. D. Thongsom, paid a courtesy visit to IRCI on 16th May 2014. IRCI and the delegation shared their activities and discussed the future cooperation between the both parties.

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02/07/2014

Documentation of ICH as a Tool for Community Safeguarding Activities

IRCI held the “2nd Workshop for Young Film Makers for ICH Video Documentation” at the Tokyo National Museum on 4-6 February 2014. This workshop, which was attended by 10 participants from Asian countries, was a follow-up to the “Workshop on Intangibl…

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02/07/2014

IRCI hosted an international experts meeting on “Mapping Research for the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region”

IRCI is conducting the project entitled “Mapping Research for the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region” based on the work plan approved by the 2nd IRCI Governing Board Meeting. This project is intended to contribute to the safeguarding of I…

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01/07/2014

Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region

A strong legal system plays an important role in safeguarding ICH. Building an efficient framework to safeguard the heritage is one of the key issues for the governments of developing countries that have difficulty in securing sufficient budgets and …

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31/03/2014

Government Officials from Timor-Leste Attended Study Tour on Intangible Cultural Heritage in Japan

IRCI, in response to a request from the Government of Timor-Leste and UNESCO Office in Jakarta, planned and conducted a study tour on Intangible Cultural Heritages in Japan for government officials from Timor-Leste. This project was not included in t…

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28/03/2014

The 2nd IRCI Governing Board Meeting

The second Governing Board Meeting was held on 21 October 2013 in Kyoto. The representatives from UNESCO and two of the governments of the Member States of UNESCO attended among the 9 Board Members. Additionally those from Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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02/09/2013

International Symposium in Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

This symposium was co-organised by IRCI, Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan and Sakai City in Sakai on 3rd August 2013 from 13:00 to 17:30. The first part of the symposium proceeded as follows: Opening addresses by co-organisers and a guest from UN…

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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…

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13/03/2013

IRCI held a Symposium on Intangible Cultural Heritage

On 17th February, IRCI and Sakai City held a symposium on intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region at Sakai City Museum. This symposium was consisted of two parts: reports of the researches done under the conduct of IRCI and a panel di…

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06/02/2013

IRCI organised the Experts Meeting on ICH in January 2013

IRCI organised the Experts Meeting on ICH – Evaluating the Inscription Criteria for the Two Lists of the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention in Tokyo, 10-11 January 2013 in cooperation with the Maison des Cultures du Monde, France. This …

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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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14/08/2012

IRCI and SAC Jointly organised a Research Seminar, Inviting Museum-related in Asian Communities and the 2003 Convention

The IRCI and SAC jointly held an international research seminar (International Field School Alumni Seminar: Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific) in Lamphun, Thailand. The attendants at the seminar include 13 curators and…

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03/08/2012

IRCI Commences Cooperation Activities with SAC

IRCI signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) concerning research activities for intangible cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific with the The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC). The signing ceremony of the MOU between th…

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07/06/2012

IRCI and MCM Jointly Host the First ICH Researchers’ Forum in Paris

IRCI held the First ICH Researchers’ Forum in Paris on 3 June 2012. This forum was held at the MCM Theater on the day prior to opening day of “the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural He…

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10/03/2012

The First Intensive Researchers Meeting on Communities and the 2003 Convention

IRCI organised “The First Intensive Researchers Meeting on Communities and the 2003 Convention: Documentation of ICH as a Tool for Community’s Safeguarding Activities”at Tokyo, on 3-4 March, 2012. The meeting aimed at sharing good practices, and to f…

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