Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.


The designations employed in the texts and documents of the nomination presented by the submitting State Party or States Parties do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Committee nor UNESCO concerning a) the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, b) the legal status of its authorities or c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.







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Results : 12 elements corresponding to 5 regions and 13 countries
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2023

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Ceramic arts in UzbekistanUzbekistan

2022

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Art of pottery-making of Chăm peopleViet Nam

2020

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The art of glass beadsItaly – France
Zlakusa pottery making, hand-wheel pottery making in the village of ZlakusaSerbia

2019

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Artisanal talavera of Puebla and Tlaxcala (Mexico) and ceramics of Talavera de la Reina and El Puente del Arzobispo (Spain) making processMexico – Spain
Tradition of Kosiv painted ceramicsUkraine

2018

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Pottery skills of the women of SejnaneTunisia

2017

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Craftmanship of Estremoz clay figuresPortugal

2016

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Bisalhães black pottery manufacturing processPortugal

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Traditional craftsmanship of Çini-makingTürkiye

2012

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Earthenware pottery-making skills in Botswana’s Kgatleng DistrictBotswana

2009

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadonChina
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