Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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UNESCO list cultural heritage register international list

The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a UNESCO register that recognizes and promotes living cultural traditions and expressions from around the world to help ensure their visibility and safeguarding.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 3
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage 1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (New Year’s Concert tradition) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO list ⓘ
cultural heritage register ⓘ
international list ⓘ
administeredBy UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
adoptedBy General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO General Conference
aimsToProtect living cultural expressions ⓘ
living cultural traditions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List
basedOn Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
category intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
contains inscribed intangible cultural heritage elements ⓘ
convertedFrom Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
surface form: Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity proclamations
covers knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe ⓘ
oral traditions and expressions ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ
social practices, rituals and festive events ⓘ
traditional craftsmanship ⓘ
decisionMaker UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
describedAs Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity self-link ⓘ
documentationLanguage multiple languages ⓘ
geographicalCoverage States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
governedBy Operational Directives for the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
hasCriterion element must be intangible cultural heritage as defined by the 2003 Convention ⓘ
element must be nominated by a State Party to the Convention ⓘ
element must contribute to visibility and awareness of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
safeguarding measures must be elaborated for the element ⓘ
hasMediaType online database ⓘ
hasType representative list ⓘ
hasUpdateFrequency annually ⓘ
inception 2008 ⓘ
inscriptionYearOfFirstElements 2008 ⓘ
isPartOfFramework UNESCO ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO culture sector
languageOfName English ⓘ
legalBasis Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
surface form: 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
maintainedBy UNESCO ⓘ
partOf UNESCO culture programmes ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program
predecessor Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
promotes cultural diversity ⓘ
intercultural dialogue ⓘ
respect for cultural practices of communities ⓘ
purpose to encourage dialogue that respects cultural diversity ⓘ
to ensure visibility of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
to promote awareness of the significance of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
to safeguard living cultural traditions and expressions ⓘ
relatedList List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices ⓘ
requiresConsentFrom communities, groups or individuals concerned ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
selectionProcess nomination by States Parties and evaluation by a Subsidiary Body or Evaluation Body ⓘ
website https://ich.unesco.org ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgian polyphony → UNESCOList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
mak yong → UNESCOListing → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
subject surface form: Mak Yong
Armenian khachkars symbolism and craftsmanship → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
Byzantine chant → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
Kumbh Mela → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Las Fallas → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
Mevleviyya → UNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → alsoKnownAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List
Vienna Philharmonic → awarded → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (New Year’s Concert tradition)
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → describedAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity self-link ⓘ
Cantonese opera → hasUNESCOStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
Oruro → heritageDesignation → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (for its Carnival)
Gion Matsuri → heritageStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (as part of Yamahoko, Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals in Japan)
Kalbeliya → heritageStatus → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Nariño → recognizedAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
subject surface form: Carnaval de Negros y Blancos
this entity surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
tango → recognizedAs → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking → recognizedAsIntangibleHeritageBy → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
Memory of the World International Register → relatedProgramme → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists
UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger → relatedTo → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program
Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making → unescoList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
Kalbeliya → unescoList → Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ