EVENTS
12/02/2025
Online Seminar LEVERAGING LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY: EXAMPLES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIAN COASTAL COMMUNITIES to be held on 26 February 2025
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding in conjunction with its new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ is hosting the 8th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pa…
07/02/2025
Online Seminar INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF CHANGING WEATHER AND CLIMATE: UNESCO EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY-LED RESEARCH IN AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN to be held on 21 February 2025
IRCI’s Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding in conjunction with its new project ‘Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region’ is hosting the 7th Online Seminar for Safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pa…
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…
22/11/2024
Call for participants: UNESCO week 2024/25 International Symposium: Sustainable Communities for a Sustainable Future (Organized by MEXT, JNCE, and ACCU)
UNESCO Future Cooperation Platform, hosted by Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU), has announced a call for participants for the upcoming event scheduled for 29 November 2024. Please check the following information. If you have any inquiri…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
12/01/2024
＜Call for Participation> UNESCO week 2024 International Symposium: Building a Sustainable Future Together (Organized by MEXT Japan, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, ACCU)
UNESCO Future Cooperation Platform (The Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU)) has announced a call for participants for the above upcoming event scheduled on 19 January 2024. ———————————— Interested to learn more about how we can build a mo…
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…
04/12/2023
＜Call for Participation＞JCIC-Heritage 2023 Symposium “50 Years of World Cultural Heritage: Past and Future of Japan’s contribution”
Japan Consortium for International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage (JCIC) has announced a call for participants for the above upcoming event scheduled for 20 January 2024. ● Date ： 20 January 2024 (Sat.） 13:00 〜17:30 （Venue opens at 12:30…
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…
02/11/2023
Panel Exhibition ‘ICH Resilience amid COVID-19 Pandemic’ (7 November 2023–31 March2024)
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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” …
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…
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…
22/02/2023
ICH’s contribution to SDGs project: the first international symposium was held (February 2023)
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
29/08/2022
IRCI held a Workshop Targeting Central Asia for Collecting Research Information Related to ICH and its Safeguarding (10 August 2022, 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…
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…
24/01/2022
ICH’s contribution to SDGs project: an expert meeting and international symposium were held (December 2021)
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 – Educati…
17/12/2021
ICH’s contributions to SDGs: Conference in the Kyrgyz Republic (26 November 2021)
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…
16/12/2021
ICH’s contributions to SDGs: Workshop in Bangladesh (November 2021)
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…
16/12/2021
ICH’s contributions to SDGs: Workshop in Indonesia (November 2021)
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…
30/11/2021
Public Symposium on SDGs Project to be held on 22 December 2021
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 2021 as …
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…
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…
22/02/2021
3rd WGM for Data Collection Project (February 2021)
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…
16/02/2021
SDGs – International Symposium held online (January 2021)
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…
12/02/2020
The Second Group Meeting of Sustainable Data Collection Project Held in Tokyo (February 2020)
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…
23/12/2019
SDGs International Workshop in Tokyo (November 2019)
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…
06/11/2019
SDGs Workshop & School Visit in Hanoi, Viet Nam (October 2019)
In FY 2018, under the project of “ICH’s Contribution towards SDGs”, IRCI created the Guidelines to incorporate ICH into the secondary school curriculum. From October 24 to 25, to verify the effectiveness of the guidelines, a school observation and wo…
30/10/2019
SDGs Workshop in the Philippines (October 2019)
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 FY 2018, IRCI created the Guidelines to in…
08/07/2019
The First Group Meeting of Sustainable Data Collection project was held (June 2019)
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…
12/02/2019
IRCI’s International Symposium was held for ICH’s contribution to education (January 2019)
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…
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…
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…
20/12/2018
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…
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…
02/08/2017
24 Specialists of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) from 7 countries discussed on current safeguarding situation (July 2017)
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…
30/11/2016
2016 IRCI Experts Meeting on Mapping Project for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region held in Sakai (November 2016)
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…
26/01/2016
An international experts meeting of the Mapping Project was held in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) (December 2015)
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…
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” (January 2015)
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…
02/07/2014
IRCI hosted an international experts meeting on “Mapping Research for the Safeguarding of ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region” (February 2014)
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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