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2024

24/12/2024

IRCI’s promotion activities at 19.COM (Asunción, 2–7 December 2024)

IRCI participated in the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (19.COM), which took place in Asunción, Republic of Paraguay from 2 to 7 December 2024. For promotion, IRCI set up a table t…

23/12/2024

[Inviting On-site and Online Participants] INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’ (13–15 February 2025, Osaka, Japan)

The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, a platform for research promotion and cooperation established in 2022 by the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI), is organizing its fir…

20/12/2024

IRCI researcher lectured at Sakai City’s Seminar for Understanding ICH on 1 December 2024

On 1 December 2024, the 45th Seminar for Understanding ICH and workshop, co-organized by Sakai City and IRCI, was held at Sakai City Museum Hall. This is one of the series of seminars coordinated by Sakai City for its citizens to promote the importan…

06/12/2024

The 13th Governing Board Meeting of IRCI

The 13th Meeting of the Governing Board of IRCI was held online on 14 November 2024. The meeting was attended by nine members of the Governing Board and observers including Mr KONO Toshiyuki (Senior Fellow), representatives from the Agency for Cultur…

04/12/2024

The Second Online Workshop of the Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers was held on 29 October 2024

IRCI held the Second Online Workshop of the ‘Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers’ on 29 October 2024, as part of the project of Asia-Pacific ICH Safeguarding Research Forum. The Programme, which started on 1 October 2024 wi…

02/12/2024

IRCI’s first Policy Brief published in November 2024

IRCI is pleased to announce the publication of POLICY BRIEF No.1 in November 2024. This first issue introduces our reports published in 2024, including the summary of the research project on safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in the context of…

21/11/2024

International Symposium ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities: Perspectives for Integrated Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region’ and related events were held in Kyoto (10-12 October 2024)

As the final event under the research project ‘Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities (FY 2022–2024)’, IRCI held the international symposium ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage for Su…

11/11/2024

IISNC staff from Mongolia visited IRCI in October 2024

On 15 October 2024, IRCI received a courtesy visit from a staff member of the International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations (IISNC) under the auspices of UNESCO from Mongolia. Mr Anudei Erdenebat, Academic Deputy Secretary of Adminis…

29/10/2024

New IRCI leaflet is published

IRCI has renewed its leaflet, available in English and Japanese. The leaflet introduces information on IRCI’s research projects for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region. You can download the PDF version by clicking the image below.

23/10/2024

The Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers was launched with the Kick-off Workshop on 1 October 2024

Through the Asia-Pacific ICH Safeguarding Research Forum, a platform established in FY 2022, IRCI has been organizing research seminars and other events. The Forum aims to encourage researchers and research institutions in the Asia-Pacific region to …

10/09/2024

[Deadline extended to 10 October 2024] International Symposium ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities: Perspectives for Integrated Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region’ to be held on 11 October 2024

**The registration deadline has been extended until Thursday 10 October 2024. Please click here to register (by 10 October, 2024). Registration is strongly encouraged by the closing date, however, we will also accept registration at the reception des…

05/09/2024

‘IRCI Brochure 2024-2025’ is published.

The IRCI Brochure 2024-2025 (PDF version) is now available. This brochure introduces IRCI’s latest research projects and past activities with various pictures. You can download the PDF version by clicking the image below.

15/08/2024

Open call for cases on ICH Safeguarding for Sustainable Development from the Asia-Pacific Region

The International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (CRIHAP) is inviting interested institutions and individuals to submit cases of programmes, activities, projects, and other pra…

30/05/2024

Calling for Papers and Panels for the International Conference ‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’ (13-15 February 2025)

Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding International Conference New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, a new platform for research promotion and c…

Front page of the Final Report of the COVID-19

24/05/2024

Report of the Research on ICH Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic Project Published (April 2024)

The final report of the ‘Research on ICH Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic’ project titled ‘Case Studies on Intangible Cultural Heritage amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Asia-Pacific Region’ is now available online. The global spread of COVID-19 sin…

15/05/2024

Call for Participants for the Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers is Now Open!

Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers (2024-2025) The Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding, a new platform for research promotion and cooperation established by the Internation…

panel exhibition held at the Sakai City Museum

17/04/2024

Panel Exhibition ‘ICH Resilience amid COVID-19 Pandemic’ was featured in Yomiuri Shimbun (March 2024)

The panel exhibition ‘ICH Resilience amid COVID-19 Pandemic’ organized by IRCI in cooperation with Sakai City was featured in the evening edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper on 23 March 2024. As the final year of IRCI’s project ‘Research on ICH …

Presentation session of the workshop (Photo provided by ANA)

12/04/2024

Workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia, was held on 18-19 March 2024

In the IRCI project, ‘Research on ICH Contribution to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities’, three case studies have been conducted in the Angkor region of Cambodia, George Town of Malaysia, and the Ma…

08/04/2024

Final Report of the ‘Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management’ project (FY 2020-2023) was published in March 2024

The final report of IRCI’s four-year research project on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management (FY 2020-2023), ‘Natural Hazards and the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Experiences from the Asia-Pacific Region’ was published onli…

IRCI participated in discussion during the symposiums

08/04/2024

IRCI participated in the international symposium held in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, and presented its activities (1-5 March 2024)

IRCI participated in the international symposium ‘We Are Site Managers’ held in George Town, Penang, Malaysia during 1-5 March 2024, and presented its activities. The George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) in Malaysia was responsible for org…

01/04/2024

Upcoming call for participants! Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers (Open in May 2024)

Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding Publication Programme for Early Career Researchers Have you conducted research on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pacific region, but have little or no experience in publishing? This p…

01/04/2024

UPCOMING! International Conference: New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding ICH (3 days in February 2025 in Osaka, Japan)

Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding International Conference New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding ICH 3 Days | February 2025 | Osaka, Japan The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pac…

22/03/2024

Recording of the 6th Online Seminar is now available

Video recording of the 6th Online Seminar titled “Synergizing Cultural Heritage in the Multicultural Urban Context of George Town” by Dr ANG Ming Chee (General Manager of George Town World Heritage Incorporated [GTWHI], Malaysia), held on 22 January …

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…

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…

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…

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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