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

• Text of the Convention on the UNESCO website
• Official text in English
• Official text in French
• Official text in Spanish
• Official text in Russian
• Official text in Chinese
• Official text in Arabic
• Translations in 32 other languages

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

• Official text in English
• Official text in French
• Official text in Spanish
• Official text in Russian
• Official text in Chinese
• Official text in Arabic

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