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Key ICH Resources

What is Intangible Cultural Heritage?

The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the instruments developed by UNESCO. Read more about how UNESCO defines Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) at their website.

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage (6.GA, 2016)