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2025 International Symposium (Oct 2025, Kyoto)

04/03/2025

Recording of the International Symposium ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities’ is now available

Video recording of the International Symposium ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities: Perspectives for Integrated Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region’, held in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 October 2024, …

IRCI International symposium group photo on 11 October 2024 at Doshisha University Kambaikan

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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 …

28/03/2022

Proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum Published

The Proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage–Towards a Sustainable Future–” is now available online. The for…

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…

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 …

29/11/2021

Symposium to Commemorate 10th Anniversary of IRCI

In October 2021, IRCI celebrated the 10th anniversary of its establishment in Sakai City. Sakai City and IRCI have cooperated on various projects. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, a symposium, “Discussing the intangible cultural heritage in…

09/11/2021

The IRCI Researchers Forum was held online

The IRCI Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage – Towards a Sustainable Future –“ was held online (Zoom webinar) on 29 October 202…

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…

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…

06/03/2020

“Proceedings of the International Researchers Forum: Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage – towards a Sustainable Society” has been published

Proceedings of the “International Researchers Forum: Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage – towards a Sustainable Society” held on 17-18 December 2019, Japan is published. The proceedings contains the two day discussions and all …

23/12/2019

International Researchers Forum　 ICH’s Contribution to SDGs– Community Development and Education

IRCI co-organised the International Researchers Forum “Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage towards a Sustainable Society” with the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan and the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Propert…

15/11/2019

International Researchers Forum is organised (17-18 Dec 2019, Tokyo)

IRCI co-organises “International Researchers Forum: Perspectives of Research for Intangible Cultural Heritage – towards a Sustainable Society” with Agency of Cultural Affairs and Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tōbun…

26/07/2019

A Symposium on Cultural Heritage Held at the Tokyo National Museum

Sakai-city and the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage hosted the Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage at the Tokyo National Museum on 21st July, 2019. In commemoration that the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group was inscribed on the World Heritage List…

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…

18/04/2018

Report of the International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” has been published

The report of the International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” is publicly available on the website. The symposium held from 29 November to 1 December 2017, was co-hosted by IRCI, the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan and the …

24/01/2018

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Local Communities, Researchers, States and UNESCO has been published (November 2017)

The proceedings of “the International Symposium on Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Local Communities, Researchers, States and UNESCO” is publicly available on the website. The symposium held from 7 to 9 July 2017, was co-hosted b…

05/12/2017

International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” was held in Osaka, Japan

IRCI hosted an international symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” from 29 November to 1 December at National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) in Osaka in cooperation with Minpaku, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan. This symposiu…

20/10/2017

International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” will be held in Osaka from 29 November to 1 December 2017

IRCI is going to organise the International Symposium “Negotiating Intangible Cultural Heritage” from 29 November to 1 December at Conference Room 4, Second Floor, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan with National Museum of Ethnology and Agenc…

07/08/2017

Proceedings of “International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region: Transmitting Art and Spirit of ICH” has been published

The Proceedings of “International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” (only available in Japanese) has been opened to the public now. The symposium held in 2016, was hosted by IRCI, Agency for Cultural Affairs and Sa…

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…

01/08/2017

A symposium on Cultural Heritage Held at Tokyo National Museum

Sakai-city and National Institutes for Cultural Heritage hosted the Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage at Tokyo National Museum on 3rd June, 2017. Mr. Johei SASAKI, Director of Kyoto National Museum and Mr. Kenji YOSHIDA, Director General of Nation…

30/11/2016

2016 International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region held in Sakai

In celebration of IRCI’s fifth anniversary, the “2016 International Symposium on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region: Transmitting Art and Spirit of ICH” was held on 19 November 2016 at Sun Square Sakai, Osaka, Japan. The public event attract…

04/03/2016

Participation in the ICOMOS Colloquium

The ICOMOS Colloquium titled “Post-Trauma Reconstruction” was held on 4 March 2016 in Paris. Misako Ohnuki was invited to this colloquium to present a paper on “the pillars of recovery” reflecting the case studies in Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste on the …

03/07/2015

IRCI participated in Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage

Akio Arata, Director-General of IRCI, participated in the panel discussion at Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage held on 20 May 2015 at Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum. This symposium was co-organised by Sakai City and National Institutes for Cult…

02/09/2013

International Symposium in Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

This symposium was co-organised by IRCI, Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan and Sakai City in Sakai on 3rd August 2013　from 13:00 to 17:30. The first part of the symposium proceeded as follows: Opening addresses by co-organisers and a guest from UN…

13/03/2013

IRCI held a Symposium on Intangible Cultural Heritage

On 17th February, IRCI and Sakai City held a symposium on intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region at Sakai City Museum. This symposium was consisted of two parts: reports of the researches done under the conduct of IRCI and a panel di…

24/01/2013

Two final reports on the meeting and the forum by IRCI are uploaded

The final reports of the following meeting and forum are uploaded to the IRCI website: The First Intensitive Researchers Meeting on Communities and the 2003 Convention: “Documentation of Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Tools for Communitiy’s Safegu…

07/06/2012

IRCI and MCM Jointly Host the First ICH Researchers’ Forum in Paris

IRCI held the First ICH Researchers’ Forum in Paris on 3 June 2012. This forum was held at the MCM Theater on the day prior to opening day of “the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural He…

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