CULTURELiving Heritage: Exploring the Intangible at UNESCO Headquarters
Photo exhibition displayed on the fence surrounding UNESCO Headquarters and presenting more than 100 photos on traditional music, dance and theatre, social practices, rituals and festivals and traditional knowledge and skills, and oral traditions that communities and groups around the world receive from their ancestors and pass on to their descendants.
The selection includes the 90 Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity proclaimed by UNESCO between 2001 and 2005 as well as other recent initiatives supported by UNESCO for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage.
- Virtual exhibit on the web site of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
| Title | Living Heritage: Exploring the Intangible at UNESCO Headquarters |
| Short Description |
Photo exhibition displayed on the fence surrounding UNESCO Headquarters and presenting more than 100 photos on traditional music, dance and theatre, social practices, rituals and festivals and traditional knowledge and skills, and oral traditions that communities and groups around the world receive from their ancestors and pass on to their descendants. The selection includes the 90 Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity proclaimed by UNESCO between 2001 and 2005 as well as other recent initiatives supported by UNESCO for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage.
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| Source | Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage |
| Publication start date | 2007-04-12 10:00 am |
| Publication expiry date | 2007-11-30 9:00 am |
| Author(s) of the present sheet | Public Information Section |
| Organizer | UNESCO |
| Event Location | Paris, France |
| City | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Start date - Local time | 2007-04-12 10:00 am |
| End date - Local time | 2007-11-30 9:00 am |
| Type of event (generic) | Exhibition |
| Display related links & contacts in right column | No |
| Destination of Link 1 (field not displayed) | UNESCO.ORG |
| Destination of Link 2 (field not displayed) | UNESCO.ORG |
| Destination of Link 3 (field not displayed) | UNESCO.ORG |
| Thumbnail image 1 | oruro_71.gif |
| PIC | Intangible Heritage |
| PIC Keywords | Intangible Heritage |
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