NEWS
2015
24/12/2015
Researchers visited three countries in the Mekong region for enhancing the implementation of IRCI projects
For the purpose of strengthening the cooperative relationship with institutions and collecting information contributing to several IRCI projects including “Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Greater Mekong Region,” …
24/12/2015
Lecture at Takezono Higashi Junior High School
On 21 November 2015, Misako Ohnuki, Deputy Director-General of IRCI made a lecture entitled “Louvre Museum and the World Heritage Convention in the context of World History” to students at Takezono Higashi Junior High School in Tsukuba City. It was t…
22/10/2015
The Fourth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held
The Fourth Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held on 25th September 2015 at Agora Regency, Sakai. In addition to the 8 members of the Board, 13 observers from 7 organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belau National Museum in Palau a…
26/08/2015
IRCI participated in the Third Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage
IRCI participated in the Third Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage, held on 6-8 July 2015 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China. This meeting is organised annu…
26/08/2015
The evaluation report of IRCI is available on UNESCO website
As a category 2 centre of UNESCO, IRCI underwent an external evaluation commissioned by UNESCO in December 2014. The evaluation report “Review of the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia Pacific Region (IRCI)”, s…
25/08/2015
Delegation of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology paid a courtesy visit to IRCI
Dr. Vo Quang Trong, Director, and Ms Pham Thi Thuy Chung, researcher of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology paid a courtesy visit to IRCI on 30 June 2015. IRCI and the delegation exchanged information on their activities and discussed the possibility of futu…
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…
10/06/2015
Delegation of the International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) of Bangladesh paid a courtesy visit to IRCI
The delegation of International Mother Language Institute, headed by Director, Dr. Aruna Biswas, paid a courtesy visit to IRCI on 6 April 2015. IRCI and the delegation shared their activities and discussed the possibility of future cooperation betwee…
10/06/2015
IRCI hosted “Intensive Working Session on Intangible Cultural Heritage Documentation as a Tool for Community-led Safeguarding Activities”
Since FY 2011, IRCI has been conducting the project titled “Documentation of ICH as a Tool for Community-led Safeguarding Activities”. As the concluding activity of the final year of the above project, an intensive working session was held in Tokyo o…
10/06/2015
Public lecture at the seminar on intangible cultural heritage
IRCI has been promoting intangible cultural heritage through contributing to the projects carried out by Sakai City. Akio Arata, Director-General of IRCI, gave a public lecture titled “IRCI and the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intang…
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…
25/03/2015
IRCI hosted “Workshop on the Roles of the Community Centre in ICH Revitalization: A Case Study of Dong Ho Woodblock Printing”
IRCI and Vietnam Institute for Cultural and Arts Studies (VICAS) cohosted “Workshop on the Roles of the Community Centre in ICH Revitalization: A Case Study of Dong Ho Woodblock Printing” on 27-28 January 2015 in Bak Ninh Province and Hanoi. Ten prac…
15/01/2015
IRCI hosted an international workshop “IRCI 1st Workshop on the Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia”
In cooperation with Kyushu University’s Faculty of Law, IRCI convened an international workshop on 19-20 December 2014 at the Hakozaki Campus. The workshop was programmed as part of the project titled “Study of Legal Systems Related to Intangible Cul…
15/01/2015
Lecture at Takezono Higashi Junior High School
On 20 December 2014, Misako Ohnuki, Deputy Director-General of IRCI made a lecture entitled “The World Heritage Convention and Japan’s Contribution” to students at Takezono Higashi Junior High School in Tsukuba City. She also introduced activities of…
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