Members are reminded that part of the government consultation on Intangible Cultural Heritage, which includes a series of public roundtable discussions to help define and identify Intangible Cultural Heritage tied to the implementation of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
DCMS writes:
This consultation seeks feedback on some of the decisions regarding the first stage of implementing the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
It is part of a wider consultation process taking place until the end of February to inform a policy paper which will outline the details of how the UK plans to implement the Convention. This survey is being run by the UK government but has been developed and agreed with the devolved administrations which have responsibility for their own heritage policy.
We explore the definition and criteria of intangible cultural heritage in sections below, but for background information and further detail…
You can view and respond to the online consultation on the DCMS website.
See the full NewsBlog notice HERE
See more on the UNESCO website for the Convention.
